Connor Barron: Rangers players fully behind manager Philippe Clement as they look to turn season around

Connor Barron insists the Rangers squad are fully behind under-fire manager Philippe Clement and are determined to turn their poor form around.

A draw with Dundee United at the weekend leaves them 11 points behind Premiership leaders Celtic after just 12 league games.

But the midfielder, who has been one the few shining lights at Ibrox this season, is adamant that the players are remaining positive as they look to get back to winning ways as they prepare to take on Nice in the Europa League on Thursday.

Barron has made 21 appearances across all competitions since joining from Aberdeen in the summer, with his performances at Ibrox earning him a place in the recent Scotland squads.

Speaking on Tuesday, he said: “We went over the Dundee United game and things that we need to do better, and everyone is on the same page.

“The first half was slack from us, they had an opportunity and they scored from it. There was a reaction in the second-half and we should have had another goal or two.

“But it wasn’t good enough, we know that and we have to bounce back on Thursday.

“We are all in it together, we haven’t done our job on the day and everyone takes responsibility for that and it’s not just down to one person, we all have to start pulling our weight on the pitch as well.

“Everyone is part of it, and everyone is part of the results at the end of the day.

“We are all a team and we are all in it together, it’s now down to us all to pull our weight on Thursday and get a result.

“The gaffer has been fine, he’s been positive, we’ve been over the game at the weekend and we have to move on quickly to the next one.

“We are all behind the manager and pulling in the same direction, everyone is remaining positive and we are ready to go for Thursday night.”

Fans inside Ibrox showed their discontent after the game on Saturday and, not for the first time this season, jeered the team off the park.

Barron says the squad are intent on putting a smile back on the supporters’ faces starting with Nice and are confident they can still turn their campaign around.

He said: “You obviously hear the reaction from the fans, but at the same time you have to block it out, you have to use it as fuel and make sure we bounce back.

“It’s our job to make them happy, we haven’t been doing that, especially at the weekend, but as I say we now have to go and do it this week.

“We are confident we can turn it around, that’s what we want, we want to walk off that pitch with the supporters all smiling and cheering us on and that’s our job to make sure we do that.”

They are currently in tenth place in the Europa table, with seven points from their first four games, meaning a win in France will put them on the cusp of reaching the knockout stage for the fifth time in the last six seasons.