News about Jon McLaughlin

Michael Beale led part of his Rangers revival last month with a few new signings. Now is the chance to boost your excitement about where he might play for the club in February. When considering the nine-point difference to Celtic that remains unchanged, the Ibrox players may appear to be running on the spot. Every Premiership match brings a mental challenge. They have been fantastic under Beale so far. Any manager deserves a win and a draw from ten league matches. Ange Postecoglou and his men don't appear to be blinking at all, which is the issue for Beale, of course.

Rangers goalkeeper James Trafford, 20, who has been on loan at Bolton Wanderers, has piqued interest from Rangers. Trafford has been on loan for the first two seasons by City, having spent the first half of last term with Accrington Stanley. He is now at Bolton and has scored just 19 goals in his 22 league appearances for the League One team, while keeping ten clean sheets.

MARK WILSON AT IBROX: It took a third penalty to finally break Allan McGregor's resistance and put an end to his hopes of returning to Rangers in the Champions League on a night when Ibrox erupted with intense emotion and chaos. The 40-year-old so nearly completed the most extraordinary hat-trick of his lengthy top-level career. McGregor was crestfallen as Matteo Politano's attack remained agonically out of reach, stretching out a gloved left-hand.

Edson Alvarez started scoring in the 17th minute after turning a corner with a well-timed header from the center of the box to Jon McLaughlin's back post. With two goals in 115 seconds, Steven Berghuis and Mohammed Kudus made it 3-0, with Kudus netting a superb solo effort for the match's goal. Steven Bergwijn, the Dutch winger, continued his fins form after bouncing onto a loose back pass and rounding McLaughlin.

PSV EINDHOVEN 0-1 RANGERS (agg 2-3) STEPHEN MCGOWAN (STEPHEN MCGOWAN) AT THE PHILLIPS STADIUM: At this level of football, loose lips have a bad habit of sinking ships. Rangers thrashed the Phillips Stadium to secure their spot in the Champions League central defender Andre Ramalho's group stage, but that the difficult way was harder. The Brazilian made a brave move by leaving out pre-match press duties. He said the Dutch league runners-up participated in the Champions League. 'The club is entitled to it, and we deserve it too,' he said. Rangers rammed them down his throat after 60 minutes. The 30-year-old failed to notice Malik Tillman's advancing presence in his own area after taking possession of a short pass from him.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst will be dissatisfied to haven't profited from Eindhoven's return leg in Holland next week. The Dutchman's vulnerability at corners is something to consider ahead of a return leg that is delicately poised. Brian Majoribanks of Sportsmail talks to me about his match ratings from a tumultuous night in Glasgow.

MARK WILSON, IBROX: The fireworks were still roaring in Glasgow two years after the 2am tragedy outside PSV Eindhoven's hotel. Rangers were left feeling somewhat sick by a game full of thrilling drama and rapid shifts in momentum. There is still hope. Yes, for sure. But the trip to the Netherlands next week will be anything but spectacular.

After Rangers struggled to clear a corner, the visitors were led in the 37th minute to fire home, with the ball dropping to Ibrahim Sangare. Giovanni van Bronckhorst's guys resurfaced three minutes later when Antonio Colak began a well-planned move. Both teams looked for the game's third goal after the break, and Rangers' goalkeeper Walter Benitez miraculously allowed Tom Larence's free-kick to squirm through his hands and into the goal. Rangers were unable to keep going as they were undone at a set-piece once more, with Armando Obispo heading home another corner.