Rangers vs Dundee United LIVE as Steven Smith stuns everyone with first starting XI

With Russell Martin gone, there should at least be a more positive atmosphere at Ibrox this afternoon. In theory.

It will certainly start off that way. If it continues depends on how Steven Smith's first game in charge as Rangers interim boss pans out.

Dundee United are the visitors and incredibly, will be looking to avoid becoming the first Premiership side to lose at Ibrox this season.

That would have been unthinkable in years gone by, but here we are approaching November and Gers are yet to produce a league victory in front of their own fans this season.

And you wouldn't bet against Jim Goodwin's men extending that run.

Everyone including Smith himself knows he isn't in the running for the job. Kevin Muscat is the man, just as soon as he's finished up in China, which might not actually be that soon.

But Smith can stake a claim for a longer shot in the hotseat, although Neil McCann could be primed to oversee things until Muscat arrives.

Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, Souttar, Cornelius, Meghoma, Rothwell, Raskin, Aasgaard, Antman, Gassama, Miovski
Subs: Kelly, Aarons, Barron, Chermiti, Bajrami, Cameron, Djiga, Moore, Curtis

Dundee United: Kucherenko, Esselink, Sevelj, Sapsford, Eskesen, Ferry, Sibbald, Amar Fatah, Dolcek, Stephenson, Keresztes
Subs: Richards, Strain, Iovu, Trapanovski, Camara, Naamo, Stirton, Cleall-Harding, Moller

We'll have all the action from Ibrox right here on the LIVE blog.

Caretaker Rangers boss Steven Smith admits he has given the players some new information ahead of the game against Dundee United while trying to maintain the status quo.

Speaking to Rangers TV, he said:

We've game them some tactical information that might be but not too much where it becomes confusing. It's just to remind