Rangers have endured some difficult moments domestically and on the continent so far this season.
They missed out on Champions League football, falling at the first qualifying hurdle to Dynamo Kyiv, and they were sorely beaten 3-0 by Celtic in the Old Firm clash at the start of last month. Then there was a delayed return to Ibrox - plus the resignation of chairman John Bennett due to ill-health.
Nevertheless, Philippe Clement’s side are only five points off top spot in the Premiership, having only dropped points to Celtic and an opening-day draw at Hearts. They are in the semi-finals of the Premier Sports Cup and while losing heavily 4-1 to Lyon in the Europa League, they did prevail 2-0 at Malmo.
The ratings of their squad tell the story of this season’s mixed bag. Manager Clement has always stressed that his team needs time to gel and mature - a commodity not often afforded to Rangers players. We give each player a mark out of 10 for their overall displays so far.
13. Nicolas Raskin
The Belgian has fallen behind Barron and Diomande this season, not helped by a pre-season ankle knock. Will look to kick on after this international break. 4 | SNS Group
14. Kieran Dowell
Largely back-up to Barron and Diomande, but has been a reliable enough midfield presence in his eight appearances thus far. 5 | SNS Group
15. Tom Lawrence
His start to the season was a little sluggish, but in recent matches has become far more of a threat, scoring some key goals - including a sumptuous winner against Hibs. Has five major contributions to his name this term. 6 | SNS Group
16. Ianis Hagi
His one and only appearance after finally ending a contractual dispute ended up with him being sent off just 36 minutes into his return against St Johnstone last weekend. An unfortunate turn of events for the Romanian. 1 | SNS Group