Josh Mulligan eyes Dundee landmark against Rangers as he names teammate ready to 'push on'

Josh Mulligan wants to mark becoming a Dundee centurion with a statement result at Ibrox.

The academy graduate will make his 100th appearance in Dark Blue at Rangers. It is a major milestone for the Scotland under-21 cap and it would be an even bigger day if Dundee could back it up with a result against Philippe Clement’s men. Mulligan admitted: "Hopefully I can be involved somehow this weekend and make that 100th appearance. Games at Ibrox are always good ones to be a part of, definitely.

"I feel like it's always been a night time game there recently. This might be the first one that I've had there that's a 3pm kick-off. That'll be a bit different. Ibrox is massive. It's a massive stadium and a massive club. I'm looking forward to it. It definitely has gone quickly. I think the first one was when I was 16 against St Mirren. It's been a long time, but it feels like it's just gone by so quickly. I'm happy with that milestone, it's a good one to hit. It's been a long journey so far but hopefully I can keep it going."

The 22-year-old has had numerous spells in the Premiership with Dundee but reckons the highlight was getting his hometown team back to the top-flight in 2023. "I think the highlight so far has been winning the Championship,” Mulligan claimed. "I played every game and it was a great season for me personally, for the team and for the club.

"A lot of boys that I came through with were involved in that season as well. That did make it more special. But it wasn't just them, the whole team were all really close and I still keep in touch with a lot of the boys."

Fellow Dundee academy graduate Lyall Cameron made his 100th appearance for Dundee earlier this month. Mulligan knows you won’t see that happen at many