Philippe Clement hits the gym as Rangers boss' game face scares fans OFF from asking for a selfie

There's a heavy burden to be carried managing one of the Old Firm and right now Philippe Clement is feeling the full weight pressing down on his shoulders.

The Rangers boss has transformed an outfit that looked weak and feeble under Michael Beale into a powerful force that has now set its sights on a remarkable Treble. But the more expectations rise, the more suffocating the Glasgow goldfish bowl can become.

It’s in these circumstances that many of Clement’s predecessors have found sanctuary in passions away from football. That’s easier said that done for a self-confessed “football obsessive” who has his mind on his team almost 24/7. But with the big Belgian also a big believer in the old mantra that a healthy body leads to a healthy mind, he makes sure to carve out an hour or two a day to spend time in the one place he can leave his Ibrox stresses behind.

While others prefer the golf course or the couch, Clement’s escape room can be found in the gym. The Ibrox gaffer is about to find he’s got a little less time to dodge the crushing environment he dived into when he took the Ibrox gig on back in October now that a new date for Sunday’s postponed clash with Dundee is going to have to be found somewhere in his team’s hectic run-in.

But he believes those brief moments where he can spend some time whipping himself into shape will be key to ensuring he has the strength and stamina for the remainder of the Premiership endurance test. “It’s 24/7 for me — but I have things that I enjoy away from football,” said Clement.

“I have my wife here with me in Scotland, which is different to when I was in Monaco. It was not possible then because of her job. That’s one thing that helps me, for sure. The second is that I like to go to the