Steven Smith, Rhys Owens and Sal Bibbo will take charge for Rangers’ clash against Dundee United at Ibrox this Saturday.

The Light Blues sacked Russell Martin 11 days ago but are close to appointing Kevin Muscat as talks have been progressing well.

It’s been reported that Muscat won’t join the Gers until the Chinese Super League is finished as he currently has Shanghai Port top of the table.

Neil McCann looks like he will be part of the former Australian international’s backroom team and will most likely lead the team until his arrival.

Last night Danny Rohl told the Ibrox club that he was no longer interested in becoming Martin’s replacement.

It was expected that Steven Gerrard was set to make a stunning return before he turned down the opportunity for the second time as the timing wasn’t right.

The Govan club are nine points behind Celtic and 11 behind Hearts and the next few weeks could be season defining for them.