Defiant Philippe Clement tells Rangers fans 'I WANT the pressure' ahead of Man Utd clash

Philippe Clement insists Rangers are heading to the Theatre of Dreams determined to put on a show.

The Light Blues will face off against Ruben Amorim’s ropey Red Devils in Thursday’s glamour Europa League tie at Old Trafford. The Portuguese gaffer wasn’t mincing his words on Sunday when he admitted his side were the “worst team in Manchester United history” after losing their 10th Premier League game of the season already with a 3-1 reverse at home to Brighton.

But victory for Clement’s side would still represent a major achievement for a club who have won only once on English soil. It’s 33 years since that famous result over Leeds and Gers’ Belgian boss is gunning for a repeat raid south of the border. Gers go into the game with a place in the knock-out stages already secured having taken 11 points from their first six games.

But victory would boost their hopes of by-passing February’s knock-out stages and sneaking into the March draw for the last 16. Asked if this was a free hit at United, Clement wasn’t having it.

He said: “I want pressure, to be very clear. I want pressure. I want pressure on the team. I want my team to be ambitious. And if we are somewhere, that we have higher ambitions to make it better. So, that's what we're going to do.

“The team has worked really hard to be in a good position in this Europa League. They did really well in this Europa League. We know what Manchester United are. We know their level. But we're going to go there to fight and to show ourselves and to do something really special. That's our ambition, to go there and to do something special.”

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