Why Todd Cantwell Rangers sub HAD to happen as Philippe Clement admits he hated first half hook job

Philippe Clement says he didn't enjoy hooking Todd Cantwell early against Aris Limassol.

But he says it's something that had to be done after the attacking midfielder failed to take his instructions on board. The Rangers boss showed no mercy when he subbed Cantwell for Ross McCausland after just 35 minutes in their penultimate Europa League clash. It was a decision that sparked boos from the Ibrox stands but it eventually paid off to an extent with sub McCausland scoring his first goal to cancel out Shavy Babicka's opener.

Rangers could only draw with the bottom seed in the end and now face a battle to qualify for the last 32 when they face Real Betis on the final day. After his substitution, a frustrated Cantwell was seen kicking his seat on the bench but Clement says it simply had to be done because he wasn't offering enough runs in behind.

He said after the game: "I had to make the change early which I don't like to do because we were missing width on the right side. We didn't have running players and we weren't high enough in position. I gave that message a few times to Todd, that he was coming into the ball all the time, so that's why I made the change to put Ross in."

But he says there's no bad blood with Cantwell who had earned his chance to start by impressing in training. Insisting it was nothing personal, the boss told TNT Sports: "We didn't create any depth on the right side. Todd was coming into the ball all the time and that was not the idea. It created an easy game for them, what they like. I wanted to have more width on the right side also and create more actions behind their defence. Ross did that in a good way and he scored a good goal like that, playing high up.

"The players all need to show they want