Has Stevie just trolled the media?
After all the hype of his likely missing Defoe and Lafferty, Stevie G has named both in his squad including Defoe as a starter as the manager made a mockery of the player crisis by fielding a strong XI to face St Johnstone including new signing Glen Kamara.
USA international Matt Polster makes the bench but there is no place at all for Scott Arfield and with Defoe up top all appears well with Rangers’ personnel.
We do feel like Stevie had a little fun with this one at the media’s expense and the strong bench suggests it further.
This XI should have no difficulty dispatching the Saints.