Rangers news bulletin as Borna Barisic axed by Croatia amid Euro 2024 panic while Robbie Ure follows Lukaku example

Rangers star Borna Barisic has been axed by Croatia as boss Zlatko Dalic launched a shake up of his squad to rescue their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign.

The left back picked up a knock during Philippe Clement's first game in charge against Hibs but is expected to return to training this week during a packed fixture list for the Light Blues. But the 30-year-old has been put on Croatia's standby list for their vital double-header in Latvia and at home to Armenia with the 2022 World Cup semi-finalists struggling to secure qualification for Germany.

Defeats to Turkey and Wales have put Croatia in serious jeopardy and 31-cap Barisic has been collateral damage during the hasty overhaul. Dalic said: "It is understandable that after two bad games, we change the list a bit and add a few new players who deserved it with their form. We also listed nine reserves, so in the next two weeks we will see who else we can or should activate, depending on their health and form. I deeply believe, we will react well and show that October was an exception. After all, this team has been fantastic and two bad performances do not shake my belief in them."

Elsewhere, former Rangers kid Robbie Ure reckons he can make an impact at Anderlecht after scoring for a third game in a row for their youth side in the Belgian second tier. The Scotland under-19 cap made a surprise exit at the end of his Ibrox contract last summer.

And he's made an impact starring for Anderlecht Futures, who play in the Challenger Pro League - the second tier of Belgian football. Ure scored against Club Liege, Oostende and Standard Liege II in consecutive games and now has scored three goals in just four matches.

He said: "Every striker wants to score as many goals as possible