The Philippe Clement Rangers message drilling down to Academy as starlet reveals 'huge boost' from new boss

Philippe Clement's emergence at Rangers even has players in the Ibrox Under-18s gushing over the Belgian boss.

The new coach is unbeaten in the Ibrox dugout so far and watched his side book their place in the Viaplay Cup final against Aberdeen next month with the chance to end a 12-year wait to get their hands on the League Cup in his first few months in charge. Clement has been hailed to the heavens by his newly-revived Rangers first team after a torrid run of form led to the sacking of predecessor Michael Beale. But one key message from the 49-year-old is resonating all the way down the kids at Auchenhowie.

Starlets such as Ross MccAusland, Zak Lovelace and Johnly Yfeko have made the pathway from B team to first team under the Londoner, with Cole McKinnon excited to see what holds next under Clement. The 20-year-old midfielder has done his homework on the former Monaco boss, and while thanking Beale for giving him a chance, reckons the arrival of the new coach has put an extra zip in every player's step as he likes to include youth in his Scottish Premiership squad.

McKinnon said: "I got the chance to go away with the first team when Michael Beale took me to their pre-season camp in Germany. In my own head I thought another loan option was probably the best idea. But he (Beale) seemed to think I did quite well out there. That was his decision to keep me. I'm happy with that decision, I felt very good about myself that someone like him thought I had done well in the few weeks he had seen me.

"I was around their training for a wee while and obviously with the new manager coming in, he loves young boys, I think we've seen that from his previous clubs so I think the decision made was a good one and we can see what happens