Rangers thrill and spill in eight-goal Union Berlin goal fest as Clement needs magic to end curse – 3 talking points

Rangers boss Philippe Clement watched the good, the bad and the ugly from his team as they played their part in a bonkers 4-4 draw with Union Berlin.

Cyriel Dessers and Tom Lawrence were both at the double but the intent in the final third was mitigated by a series of missteps in defence. This has been an offseason where singing the blues has become mandatory for Rangers fans, which is testing the patience of even those of a glass half full disposition. And even the most upbeat of Ibrox followers would have winced at their side's inability to keep the Bundesliga side at bay. The old Glaswegian quip is being unable to 'keep weans oot a close' and that phrase appeared to translate seamlessly on a madcap Saturday afternoon in Germany.

Dessers' equaliser to make it 1-1 was the best of Rangers under Clement. Tigerish play in midfield freed the ever-impressive Mohamed Diomande who fired a pass into Dessers and the Nigeria international tamed it before firing in the leveller. Lawrence's double was eye-catching and becoming his side's perfect 10 is now paramount with sulking Todd Cantwell firing in a transfer request. But there were lowlights, too, and Oscar Cortes on several occasions appeared incapable of tracking back to stem the flow of Berlin.

Jack Butland held his hands up for his howler against Ajax a fortnight ago and there might be similar self-reflection from the Englishman over his role for Union's fourth. The Ibrox faithful who booed their team against Birmingham will be buoyed by the added spark in attack but there's concerns defensively with Connor Goldson's expected replacement not in the door. It was fierce and frenetic and here's three talking points from the Stadion An der Alten Forsterei.

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