NEDIM BAJRAMI specialises in early starts. He broke the Euros record in June when he scored for Albania against Italy in just 23 seconds. 6 Nedim Bajrami scored in the first minute in Malmo Credit: Willie Vass 6 The Albanian and Philippe Clement are on the same wavelength Credit: SNS 6 Boyd reckons both Bajrami and Vaclav Cerny give Gers an added dimension Credit: Willie Vass And on Thursday night he fired Rangers into the lead in Malmo after 56 seconds.

He’s quickly finding a place in the hearts of Gers fans — at a time when they were desperate for a spark of fresh hope. Make no mistake, Bajrami walked into a sea of negativity when he signed from Sassuolo on transfer deadline day. Rangers were out of Ibrox and also dumped out of the Champions League .

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I was arguably at the forefront of the criticism. Gers needed someone to lift them out of their gloom — and Bajrami could be that man. He showed glimpses of his class in 45 minutes at Tannadice.

And he impressed again with his 75 minutes against .