Philippe Clement says Rangers will attack Manchester United tomorrow night having already proven they are up to the challenge this season.
The Glasgow giants face a United side lacking form and confidence but still with plenty of European experience.
It means Rangers will start the game as underdogs, but Clement feels his side showed they are capable of beating anyone in their recent 3-0 defeat to Celtic in the Old Firm derby .
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He said: “We have our game plan as usual.
“I don’t believe in parking the bus in front of the goal and hoping that nothing happens and scoring a goal on the counterattack.
“We will try to play to our qualities, but we have to pay attention to the quality of Manchester United, as we have done in all European games.
“I’m not involved with Manchester United and I don’t know if they have high or low self-confidence.
“We had it a few weeks before the Old Firm and nobody gave us a chance and the team showed what they could do in big moments.
“It’s about focusing on ourselves and what we want to do.
“I believe our team can do damage to any opponent, but we have to be very united and work really hard without the ball. We have to do a lot right to achieve a good result here.”
“But the team is in a good position because they have already achieved that several times this season. We are all motivated to achieve a good result here.”
Clement is not interested in the “noise” surrounding United
All eyes will be on United after head coach Ruben Amorim described his players as “perhaps the worst team in the club’s history”, but Clement is solely focused on a win that will give Rangers a big step towards the knockout stages. round of the Europa League would make possible.
He added: “We know what to expect but we have to focus on ourselves and not on the noise surrounding Manchester United.”
“We have to show our qualities and get the best out of each other.
“It’s been a long time since Rangers won in England so we have to rise to the challenge.”
