Philippe Clement told how to turn Rangers title momentum AGAIN as one Walter Smith era constant named

Nerve, heart and stomach for the scrap. The anatomy of a successful title fight comes down to so much more than a team’s ability with their feet - and those three key elements have come into sharp focus since Rangers suffered a leg wobble in Dingwall on Sunday.

Nigel Spackman knows what it takes having been a champion in all three of his years in Govan under Graeme Souness and Walter Smith in the early 1990s. Much has changed in Scottish football since then. But the Englishman is certain of one constant - that at this stage it’s about strength in the head as much as the body. That’s the big question being asked of Philippe Clement and his players with suggestions that the sound of shattering glass is echoing round Ibrox since Sunday’s shock 3-2 defeat at relegation-threatened Ross County.

Spackman knows they need a lift with the finish line coming into sight. And he reckons the best way to get the minds focused might be a little tinkering with the system. The former midfielder, who also won the English league title with Liverpool in 1988, said: “Rangers have put themselves under pressure and the reality is they must win every game now. It’s in their own hands with the derby at Celtic Park still to come and that is a positive.

"The big thing is mentality. If you’re mentally tired then you will be physically tired. Everybody needs to be picked up including the manager. It’s ‘heads down, in it together, believe we can do this’.

“There’s always a pressure at a massive club like Rangers. I was lucky enough to win a title with Liverpool as well and it was the exact same. The expectation was that you have to win every game. You have to live with that day in and day out. It’s quite a pressure.

“You need to ask questions of