Mohamed Diomande names the Rangers curse that Nice rout will shake as he welcomes Clement's 'trust'

Philippe Clement couldn’t rely on Mohamed Diomande to pass from A to B as Rangers lost further ground in the title race last weekend against Dundee United.

But the Ivory Coast ace insists his boss can trust him to get even better after a Europa League performance that offers hope for the future. Diomande looked a shell of the player Clement had forked out £4.5million for last January as he was hooked at half-time following a brutal performance in the 1-1 draw with United. But with Tom Lawrence injured and Ianis Hagi ineligible, the Ibrox gaffer had no choice but to turn to the 23-year-old again as he side rolled up on the Riviera to face Nice.

But this time the ex-Nordsjaelland ace refused to let his boss down, bursting back to life in a 4-1 leathering of the Ligue 1 outfit. And now he has vowed there’s more to come as Rangers seek to replace their dismal domestic form with the clinical stuff they’ve been producing on the continent.

Diomande said: “I’m happy the gaffer trusts me. And I’m happy that my team-mates also know that I’m going to give my best. It was not my best game at the weekend but I won’t say Thursday is my top performance either – there’s more I can show.

“I’m always going to work for my team and show that I’m there to make a difference, to get on the ball. It’s not always going to be good but I’m always going to show that I want to be on the ball and I want to do what I’m good at doing.”

Gers were better than good as they nailed Nice on the Cote d’Azur. Vaclav Cerny got them off and running before Diomande capitalised on some horror defending by Nice to make it 2-0. The French side were just as generous with the openings they gifted Hamza Igamane for a double to kill the tie.

But it was the