James Tavernier is Rangers Captain Marvel as skipper fires side to Viaplay Cup glory over Aberdeen - 5 talking points

Rangers captain James Tavernier was the Hampden hero again as he fired his side to Viaplay Cup glory to land his third major trophy as skipper with a 1-0 win over Aberdeen - as Philippe Clement tasted silverware success after just two months in charge.

Tavernier’s strike - incredibly for a full back his 115th for the club - settled the final at a rain-lashed National Stadium to secure the League Cup for the club for the first time since 2012 and complete the domestic set for the 32-year-old since taking over as captain. It was a disappointing day for Barry Robson’s Dons despite star striker Bojan Miovski declared fit in a huge boost for the Dons while Todd Cantwell returned for Rangers in one of three changes from the team that started the win over Real Betis in Seville.

John Lundstram caught Jamie McGrath late in a crunching early challenge and was lucky Don Robertson didn’t flash a yellow card in his direction. Clear cut chances were at a premium but most went the way of Rangers. Dujon Sterling had a long range effort deflected over and a corner was touched just out of reach of Cyriel Dessers and Abdallah Sima, who started brightly, had the first effort on target but was comfortably saved by Kelle Roos.

Ross McCausland did have the ball in the net late in the first half but Robertson had blown for a foul by Sima on Nicky Devlin in the build up well before the Northern Ireland man tucked the chance away. There was a real shortage of quality in those opening 45 minutes and after the restart there were chances at either end. Borna Barisic got into a good position in the box down the left but couldn’t pick out a team-mate with his cross while at the other end Devlin flashed a ball across the six-yard box but there were no