Philippe Clement Rangers sack chat is CRAZY as Belgian's mentor insists top European clubs would love to have him

Fans demanding a change of manager at Rangers are CRAZY and they are lucky to have Philippe Clement.

That's according to the Belgian's mentor Rene Desaeyere, who reckons a host of top European clubs would love to have the Ibrox boss at the helm. Clement is under pressure after yet another Old Firm derby defeat to Celtic after Sunday's 3-0 defeat left the Light Blues trailing their rivals by five points in the title race after only four matches.

Clement has now failed in five attempts to beat the Hoops and the manner of his team's performances in derby clashes is leaving fans fed up. The Rangers rebuild that began over the summer has left a lot to be desired, with questions over squad strength after a raft of departures and the jury still out on their replacements. Clement faced angry punters outside Ibrox as Rangers returned from Parkhead and his shots on targets stats did not go down well.

But Desaeyere has urged them to calm down and give Clement time to deliver, and insists they won't be disappointed. “Philippe loves a challenge and he’ll face this one at Rangers head on," he told the Scottish Sun. "Do people think he’s going to go away and hide in a corner? No chance. Philippe will fight back, don’t worry about that. Nobody should ever underestimate him.

“Yes, Rangers lost to Celtic and it’s not nice when a derby game against your rivals ends 3-0. But I don’t understand this criticism of Philippe. What do the fans expect? He is a top coach and a lot of European clubs would love to have someone like him in charge.

“Rangers want him to build a team. They want him to give young players a chance and develop them. OK, well let’s give him a chance to do that then. Celtic are a strong side so you need time to get to that