As big and as tough as Clement was in those early days, he was slowly chewed up by the pressure of trying to steer the ship out of the dock when it was already tied to the harbour wall. When Clement first came under pressure there was clear word from his bosses at Ibrox that they were going to keep faith in him,

Philippe Clement has parted ways with Rangers after 16 months in charge at Ibrox, the club has confirmed. The manager’s future has been decided after his side’s 2-0 home defeat to St Mirren on Saturday. A board meeting was held on Sunday and an official announcement followed several hours later confirming that Clement has left his position.

Rangers have parted ways with manager Philippe Clement after their 2-0 defeat to St Mirren left them 13 points off the pace in the Scottish Premiership. The Belgian coach has been at the helm for