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Rangers vs Kilmarnock LIVE as Derek McInnes looks to go top of Premiership table

Gers can go top of the pile this afternoon ahead of Celtic's away clash with Motherwell on Sunday

Makhanya says Rangers have turned him into mentality monster

Predicted Rangers XI

Vanja Dragojevic, Tochi Chukwuani, Bojan Miovski, Daisuke Yokota and Emmanuel Fernandez in Rangers training

Rangers will look to pick up from where they left off when they welcome Kilmarnock to Ibrox this afternoon.

And despite scoring huge-back-to-back victories in the league and cup over arch rivals Celtic before club football was placed on hold, Derek McInnes may look to freshen up his options to ensure the squad don't have any lingering hangovers from their international commitments.

The Light Blues sit just two points behind Hoops at the top of the Premiership following their 1-0 Old Firm win at Parkhead, which came just seven days after they had thumped Martin O'Neill's team 3-0 to set up a tasty showdown with Aberdeen in the last four of the Premier Sports Cup.

Despite still being without long-term absentees Lawrence Shankland, Cammy Devlin and Youssef Chermiti, McInnes was able to field the same starting XI in the double header with Celtic to devastating effect, and his reign at Ibrox is now firmly up and running after a rocky start.

But with 13 members of the squad returning from international duty, changes might be on the cards to ensure Rangers can continue their charge by claiming a sixth straight win in all competitions this weekend.

Ivor Pandur has firmly cemented his place as Gers' number one goalkeeper but we could see a tweak in the backline in front of him.

Emmanuel Fernandez has played every minute of the season so far and after featuring for Nigeria in Russia on Wednesday might sit out the clash with Killie.

That would see loan signing Ben Godfrey come into partner Olwethu Makhanywa, who McInnes may also be tempted to rest because the defender played in all three of South Africa's fixtures during the international break.

Tochi Chukwuani has found regular minutes hard to come by at Ibrox in recent weeks but could be introduced in favour of Minsu Kim - who jetted off to Asia to make his senior bow for South Korea last week. The Dane could slot into a midfield three and play alongside Dan Neil and Nico Raskin, who have been lauded as potential title winning duo by one ex Gers star.

And we could also see a rotation at the top end of the pitch. Stuttgart loan signing Badredine Bouanani came off the bench as a late substitute in both legs of the double header against Celtic but could come in at the expense of Ryan Naderi, who also won international recognition for the first time with the Czech Republic during the international break.

With no European football to contend with anymore this season, Rangers now have plenty gaps in between matches to keep the squad fit and firing.

But wee tweaks now and again could give McInnes and his team the extra edge in their bid to chase domestic silverware on all three fronts.

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