Philippe Clement launches Rangers counter argument to Silva red card shouts as he urges doubters to look again

Phillipe Clement has told Rangers fans they’re right to start dreaming about a Treble - even if he’s refusing to get carried away.

The Ibrox side progressed to the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup with a 2-0 victory over Ayr United. And on Wednesday, they have the chance to go top of the Premiership against Ross County having clawed back a seven-point deficit to Celtic in the title race.

With the League Cup already in the trophy room, punters are predicting a clean sweep of silverware for the Belgian boss in his first year in charge. Clement never looks beyond the next game but has no problem with supporters visualising a Treble. After the win over Scott Brown’s side at Ibrox, he said: “Yes, they are right to dream because they are fans.

“It’s important to dream in life. I want one thing and that is that my players are focused on the next game. The full focus is on that. You can dream in the beginning of the season but as a player, a manager, a member of staff, you need to be in the story. That is the nice thing about being a fan that you can do those things.

“I hope that they dream about a lot because I also love the passion they have now and how they are behind the team. They are helping the team through difficult moments. If they dream about those things they are going to help the team even more in the next couple of months.

“So I hope they dream a lot.”

Clement was pleased with the team's display against a resilient Ayr and all focus now is on Ross County in midweek. A three-goal victory will take Rangers to the top of the league, overtaking Celtic for the first time in two years.

But Clement says he WON’T mention that to the players before kick-off. He said: “Will I mention to go top of the league? No, no. I don’t