Philippe Clement rejects Rangers style claim as he details reasons for Europa League and Premiership contrast

Philippe Clement's time on the French Riviera fizzed out after he failed to lead Monaco back into the glitz-and-glamour world of the Champions League.

But the Rangers boss is back in town hoping to sprinkle a bit of Europa League sparkle on a campaign that is fast turning into a damp squib for the Ibrox outfit. The big Belgian spent 18 months living among the Principality’s rich and famous inhabitants after leaving Club Brugge.

In a strikingly similar pattern to his rollercoaster Rangers career, a bright start packed with soaring highs soon gave way to brutal lows. He was finally handed his jotters in June last year after a late collapse saw his early-season title contenders miss out on European qualification.

The same grim fate has yet to befall the beleaguered Ibrox boss in Glasgow but if he is to avoid being axed, he could do with his team maintaining their impressive form in Uefa competition when they take on Nice. A side that has fallen a massive 11 points off the Premiership pace at home is curiously just one win away from joining the rest of the Europa League’s big hitters in the knock-out rounds.

Clement may have left the Côte d'Azur after a losing run but he insists he’s come back to win.

The under pressure Ibrox boss, speaking 20 minutes along France’s south-eastern coast from his former home, said: "It's special to be back, I had a really good time here. I enjoyed living here, I met some really nice people. A lot of friends will come to watch this game also.

“This feels like a place where you were in a really good way. So I'm happy to be back. But I'm not here for a holiday, or to meet people, or to have talks with a lot of people. I'm here to work. I'm here to win together with the guys, to do everything to