The Light Blues are at Hampden on Sunday afternoon as they take on the Jambos for a cup final place.
They know who they could meet in the final but all Rangers will be focused on is getting there.
Hearts stand between new Ibrox gaffer Philippe Clement and a spot in the Viaplay Cup showpiece with Aberdeen next month, after Bojan Miovski sealed a 1-0 victory for the Dons against Hibs on Saturday. The Light Blues are unbeaten under their new gaffer and he now has the chance to take them into a final just five games into his tenure, with predecessor Michael Beale guiding them to the national stadium with wins over Morton and Livingston.
Steven Naismith has Hearts ambitions of his own though and will be keen to quench the Tynecastle thirst for silverware with a cup that has proven elusive in Gorgie. John Souttar won’t run out against his former side, while Nicolas Raskin, Kemar Roofe and Rabbi Matondo are also out of the game in Mount Florida. Tom Lawrence could return to the Rangers fold.
A 5-0 romp over Dundee midweek got new signings like Cyriel Dessers and Sam Lammers on the scoresheet, while masked hero Danilo is proving a hit with fans. But he’s only recently back from injury and another start may push him to the limit if selected. Who will be in the starting XI and squad for Rangers? We take a look.
Predicted XI
Rangers predicted XI vs Hearts
Provisional Rangers squad
Goalkeepers:
Jack Butland
Robby McCrorie
Kieran Wright
Defenders:
James Tavernier
Borna Barisic
Ridvan Yilmaz
Connor Goldson
Dujon Sterling
Ben Davies
Leon Balogun
Leon King
Adam Devine
Midfielders:
Jose Cifuentes
John Lundstram
Ryan Jack
Bailey Rice
Scott Wright
Todd Cantwell
Kieran Dowell
Forwards
Abdallah Sima
Tom Lawrence
Cyriel Dessers
Sam Lammers
Danilo
Ross McCausland
