Todd Cantwell told his Rangers fate hinges on clear Clement demand as star challenged to become 'difference maker'

Todd Cantwell is a Rangers 'different-maker' - but he may have to wear a few hats under Philippe Clement.

And while it was a welcome sight for Ibrox hero and Record Sport columnist Barry Ferguson to see the 25-year-old playmakerreintroduced by Clement against St Mirren after being mercilessly hooked against Aris Limassol, he reckons there must be more to Cantwell's game if he is to satisfy the Belgian further. The Englishman was visibly irked by being hooked after 35 minutes in Europe but he took up a central midfield role against the Buddies and responded with two assists as Abdallah Sima netted a double for Rangers.

Now Ferguson wants to see Cantwell's name on the team sheet every week, but harked back to his Ibrox days to give the example of a former team mate who was forced to fill in different positions with injuries. He reckons Clement may have asked the same of his playmaker in order to put his best foot forward when on the pitch.

He told Go Radio: "In the first half he was quiet, coming a bit too deep, you saw the difference in the second half he was in connection with the forward players. When he played that further up the pitch, he's a player that can see a pass and he split the St Mirren defence wide open. That's where I want to see Todd Cantwell playing.

"The manager is explaining there sometimes when you've got injuries you need to play players out of position. I played with a guy that springs to mind, Claudio Reyna, he played at full back on a number of occasions to fill in for injuries. That's what Clement is probably saying 'right Todd you may need to play on the right, on the left if we are suffering from injuries'.

"When everyone is fully fit Todd Cantwell has to be playing centrally, he is the