From the side which defeated Champions League outfit Lyon 2-0 on Thursday night, in comes Allan McGregor for his first action of pre-season alongside Glen Kamara and Jermain Defoe in place of Jon McLaughlin, Steven Davis and Alfredo Morelos.
An own-goal and a Ianis Hagi strike secured the Light Blues the win just under 48-hours ago, and it was a fantastic workout for Gerrard’s men, as despite playing the final 50 minutes with 10-men, they kept their shape throughout to ensure another victory tonight will guarantee the trophy a place on the flight back to Glasgow this evening.
Conditions are certainly significantly warmer than they were on Thursday, with temperatures touching 30-degrees, meaning a drinks break is planned for midway through both halves this evening.
As against Lyon, changes are sure to be made throughout the 90 minutes in order to give as many players as possible game-time as the build-up continues to the Scottish Premiership season beginning a fortnight today away to Aberdeen.
Nice finished fifth in last season’s Ligue 1, and could yet qualify for the Europa League through cup competitions.
They are managed by Arsenal legend Patrick Viera who, of course, came up against Steven Gerrard on numerous occasions in the English Premier League.
Gerrard spoke warmly of his memories of playing against the French World Cup winner – and you can see that interview now on RangersTV, as well as the whole game live at 5:15pm UK time if you’re outside the UK or Republic of Ireland.
RANGERS: McGregor, Tavernier, Goldson, Jack, Barisic, Edmundson, Defoe, Aribo, Hagi, Kamara, Kent.
SUBS: Firth, Bassey, Davis, Murphy, Patterson, Morelos, Jones, Stewart, Docherty, McCrorie, Mayo, Barjonas, Arfield, Middleton.