Scott Arfield tells Philippe Clement Rangers greatness is two wins away but huge week has Definitely Maybe feel

For self-confessed Oasis nut Scott Arfield, there’s a Definitely Maybe feel about the possibilities in store for Rangers this week.

The Ibrox outfit’s ambitions for the Europa League and the Viaplay Cup will be decided over the course of four pivotal days. But it’s the question marks over Gers’ longer-term potential that is intriguing Arfield ahead of the do-or-die dates against Real Betis and Aberdeen.

Win both and the former Light Blues hero reckons Philippe Clement’s team will be feeling Supersonic marching towards a huge clash at Celtic Park later this month, where their Premiership hopes could really be set rocking. But make a Digsy’s Dinner of this week and it might just be more than just a place in the Europa knock-outs and the season’s first piece of silverware that Rangers see Slide Away. “The word I’ve used is momentum,” said Arfield, now playing for MLS side Charlotte FC after quitting Ibrox last summer.

“If the team can win on Thursday and then Sunday, it can really kick them on to greatness and to achieve what they want to achieve at the end of the year. If Rangers can get two results this week, the confidence and momentum might just see them through to that game at Parkhead on December 30.

“Sunday is ginormous for that feeling. If you have a trophy won in December, after half a season you already have something to look back on and to kick you on. It will also give the manager more respect. When he asks the questions of the team when they are deep into the season and he’s already won a trophy, then that will be huge.

“The league was supposedly done a month ago with Celtic seven points clear. But it shows you that football isn’t played on paper. It’s decided on the grass and any team can beat any team. That