Dujon Sterling given Rangers adjustment extension by Philippe Clement as star told boss understands 'problems'

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Dujon Sterling's Rangers career has been more stop than start.But the former Chelsea kid, whose calf injury in pre-season prevented him hitting the ground running at Ibrox, may just have played himself into Philippe Clement’s starting line-up on prize-giving day at Hampden on Sunday.

The Belgian is down to the bare bones in midfield with Ryan Jack, Nico Raskin and Tom Lawrence forming a queue outside the physio’s room and Kieran Dowell clearly not in his plans.The last thing Clement needed on Saturday, then, was the red card received by Jose Cifuentes for a foul on Dundee’s Amadou Bakayoko, which will mean a ban for the Viaplay Cup Final against Aberdeen unless a successful appeal is launched.

Before the Hampden showpiece, though, Rangers travel to Seville for their final Europa League group stage clash with Real Betis with only a win guaranteeing progression into the knockout stages.That Rangers are in jeopardy of falling into the Europa Conference League is remarkable, considering they’ve beaten Betis at Ibrox and taken four points from Sparta Prague – but losing and drawing to bottom seeds Aris Limassol means everything is on the line in the city where Gers lost the final to Eintracht Frankfurt 19 months ago.

Clement will have Cifuentes available for that one, which will most likely mean a return to the bench for Sterling.But the cup final is crooking its finger at the 24-year-old after his assured display at Ibrox on Saturday, where a tactical tweak saw him play the entire second half in central midfield alongside John Lundstram – and almost cap his performance with a stunning first-ever professional goal.The post denied him, but Sterling reckons it will come. “In training, they say I am one of the best shooters,” he