Dessers netted after 18 minutes in the Premier Sports Cup quarter-final tie and after skipper James Tavernier scored a second from the spot five minutes into the second half, Dessers pounced again with a fine finish to make it 3-0 which took his tally to seven in the last eight appearances. The Light Blues forward was immediately replaced by 21-year-old Moroccan striker Igamane, who made his third appearance off the bench since signing from AS FAR in the summer and has already caught the imagination of the fans. Noting that fellow striker Danilo is making his way back from a knee injury, Nigeria international Dessers is also positive about Igamane’s addition to Philippe Clement’s squad, saying: “I’m happy with that, actually.
“I think at a big club like Rangers, there will always be competition. I think that’s good because we play 65 games in the season, probably I will not play 90 minutes in 65 games. “So I think it’s really good that Hamza and Dani are here and I’m sure we will need them, and that they will be ready at that moment.
“You can see Hamza has something. I can see it as well in training, he has something, and I’m happy with that, and I’m supporting him and he’s supporting me. “We’re helping each other because we know in a long season, like you have at Rangers, and you want to do well in the two cups, in the league, in Europe, you cannot do it alone as a striker.
“We will need all of our strikers this season and hopefully we can sco.