Philippe Clement brings gravitas to Rangers job and you see the small tweaks but I have one criticism – Barry Ferguson

Philippe Clement is just days in the door at Ibrox but I’m convinced he’s the straight man Rangers have been crying out for.

He’s brought a bit of gravitas and class to the job and to use an old expression - I like the cut of his jib. Rewind to last weekend when he was asked if he was impressed with the performance against Hibs and the reporter claimed it could have been the best of the season so far. His reply was very straight, he said “impressed” was a big word and would prefer to use the word, “happy”.

It was great to hear a sober response from him. He knows the size of the task he has taken on and is well aware of what needs to be done both domestically and in Europe in the months ahead. Two games down and two decent performances but he’s playing it all low key. There’s no danger of him getting carried away. A draw in the Europa League against Sparta Prague was a positive for me, it was far from brilliant but if it’s progress from what’s gone before, there’s plenty to feel good about.

Everyone in the team looks as though they know their roles and know what they are doing when they go out into the pitch. It’s only been a short period of time that Clement has been on the training pitch with the players, but they look as though they have been coached really well since the new manager has come in.

You can see the slight differences, the way he’s tweaked a few things and given clear instruction to what he wants and demands. Rangers are a work in progress but the fans will see the impact he’s making and they have to be happy with these two games. Small steps are being taken.

The early signs are good and there are reasons to feel encouraged about Europe. Four points have been put on the board and with two games at