DJEIDI GASSAMA gets his first start for Rangers as they open their campaign against Motherwell at Fir Park, but Kieran Dowell keeps his space on the other flank with Mikey Moore’s international clearance still not through.
It’s been all change at Ibrox this summer with new owners, a new manager and plenty of new players through the door.
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Gers fans will be hoping the new era can bring success with the club looking for what would be a first league title in five years.
New boss Russell Martin has already achieved his first mission after the Light Blues saw-off Panathinaikos to reach the next round of Champions League qualifying.
Opposite Martin on day one of the new league season will be another new boss, Motherwell’s Jens Berthel Askou.
He began life as Well manager by leading them to an unbeaten Premier Sports Cup group stage with three wins and a penalty shoot-out victory to show from their four matches.
The Steelmen proved a tough opponent for Rangers last season.
The sealed a shock win at Ibrox in March having held the Gers to a 2-2 draw back at Fir Park in December.
- Motherwell are taking on Rangers TODAY, Saturday, August 2
- The match takes place at Fir Park
- It kicks off at 5.30pm
- Steven McLean is the referee with Andrew Dallas on VAR duty
- Motherwell vs Rangers has been selected for live TV coverage by Sky Sports
- It’ll be shown live on both Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Main Event
- Coverage gets underway on both channels at 5pm, half an hour before kick-off
- Sky Sports subscribers can live stream the match via Sky Go
- The match is also available to watch with a one-off Now TV subscription
- Motherwell XI: Ward, Koutroumbis, McGinn, Gordon, Longelo, Watt, Slattery, Fadinger, Maswanhise, Just, Stamatelopoulos. Subs: Oxborough, O’Donnell, Balmer, Sparrow, Halliday, Wilson, Whyte, Ross, Said.
- Rangers XI: Butland, Tavernier, Djiga, Souttar, Aarons, Rothwell, Raskin, Diomande, Dowell, Gassama, Danilo. Subs: Kelly, Cortes, Barron, Dessers, Bajrami, Cameron, Jefte, Fernandez, Curtis.
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