Rangers star tells pals the 3 things they need to show as Olympiacos ace fires warning – Ibrox news bulletin

Mohamed Diomande knows the pressure has been on Rangers due to results and performances - but he reckons they are on the right track to bounce back.

Philippe Clement has been under huge scrutiny since the defeat to Aberdeen that left the Light Blues nine points behind Jimmy Thelin's men and rivals Celtic. He eased some pressure by booking a Premier Sports Cup Final date with Brendan Rodgers' side after a comeback win over Motherwell at Hampden with a Europa League date at Greek giants Olympiacos next up before Hearts at Ibrox ahead of the November international break.

Andy Halliday opened the scoring for Motherwell against his former club and the out-of-sorts Gers were loudly booed at half-time as they went down the tunnel behind. However, Diomande - who replaced the injured Tom Lawrence - and his colleagues battled back with goals from Cyriel Dessers and Nedim Bajrami to set up the blockbuster December 15 battle.

The midfielder is looking forward to Olympiacos after that crucial win over Stuart Kettlewell's side as he praised the team for showing a 'winning mentality' to bounce back and grab a win from a losing position. He said: "There's been a lot of pressure. Obviously, we're not going to hide it.

"And we've had poor performances lately but it's all about bouncing back and I think we are on the right way to get to the level we expect of ourselves and the coaches, also in what the fans expect. So we're getting there.

"Olympiacos is a big team. But we have also shown that we can win games away from home. And yeah, it's going to be a tough game but we are going to try get the three points.

"Hard work, determination, and we are going to prepare ourselves to do what the coach says we should do to win the game. It's