RANGERS would equal a 37-year-old record if they were to somehow lose their fourth game in a row on Saturday against Dundee United and anything less than an emphatic win would pile the pressure on manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst.
Not since 1985 have Rangers lost four matches in a row, but their 3-0 defeat by Napoli at Ibrox in the Champions League followed up a pair of 4-0 spankings from Celtic and Ajax.
Suddenly, after leading his team on an almost unbelievable run to the Europa League Final in May, Rangers' Dutch boss is under pressure and cracks are appearing.
Whether his decision to start with none of his new signings on Wednesday against the Serie A leaders was a message about their lack of transfer market activities or not, Rangers look to be in trouble.
However, there were at least signs of fight against a very good Napoli side who they matched right up until James Sands was sent off and that was a serious and valid criticism in their previous two games.
And of course, their visitors are a United side who suffered a now-infamous 9-0 annihilation from Celtic and lost 7-0 to AZ Alkmaar.
That was the end of Jack Ross and interim manager Liam Fox has guided them to a League Cup win at Livingston and a goalless draw at Motherwell.
How the bookies view it
Rangers will be most folks' idea of a coupon banker at 2/15 with UniBet, while United can be bakced at an incredible 28/1 with Coral. The draw is 8/1 with bet365.
Recent head to heads
United were a major thorn in Rangers' side last season. They ended their long unbeaten run with a 1-0 win at Tannadice and also got a 1-1 draw at the same venue. Rangers won 2-0 and 1-0 at Ibrox.
Players to watch
Alfredo Morelos finally got the nod against Napoli after his enforced absence, but will be annoyed at himself for missing a couple of decent half chances. He is 4/5 with UniBet to open the scoring on Saturday.
Steven Fletcher will have a tough shift, but is still capable even at the age of 35. He is 9/2 to score at Ibrox.
Anything else catch the eye?
Rangers look very fragile at the moment and defensively, they have major issues defending set pieces in particular. However, that's not enough to be tempted for United at 28/1 to add to the gloom in Govan.
United have a free hit and it's far from impossible they could get on the scoresheet here. The 9/4 with Coral for both teams to score and a Rangers win has a chance.
Liam Fox has clearly identified United's defensive deficiencies and they are unlikely to suffer a similar fate as when they played Celtic. They can surely cover a three-goal handicap at 4/5 with McBookie.com.
Rangers are likely to win plenty of corners even if they do go ahead here and can cover -6 on the corners handicaps at 21/20 with bet365.
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