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Chris Sutton takes swipe at Rangers fans after what he saw in Ibrox stands vs Club Brugge

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Jack Dawson

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Rangers suffered a 3-1 defeat to Club Brugge in the first leg of their Champions League playoff tie on Tuesday night.

The Gers were 3-0 down against the Belgian side at half-time after some awful defending, before Danilo pulled one back in the second period.

Russell Martin was under pressure at Rangers coming into the tie, after numerous awful domestic performances early in his reign.

Now, Club Brugge have exposed the Gers once more, with Chris Sutton wasting no time to mock the Glasgow club.

Rangers manager Russell Martin speaking at a press conference
Russell Martin is under massive pressure at Rangers (Credit: Imago)

Chris Sutton mocks Ibrox walkout in Rangers vs Club Brugge

Rangers’ defence has been exposed numerous times under Martin.

However, it was an embarrassing opening 19 minutes from the hosts, with Club Brugge carving open the Gers with ease.

Upon Brandon Mechele’s goal, which made it 3-0, many fans had seen enough at Ibrox, walking out of the stadium as their Champions League hopes diminished. 

  • Rangers' defence has been a major concern under Martin
  • Going into the Club Brugge match, Rangers conceded a further two against Alloa Athletic
  • If Rangers lose to Club Brugge they will fall into the Europa League.

Former Celtic man Sutton was quick to poke fun at this via X on 19 August, mocking their fury. 

He stated: “I thought Rangers fans don’t do walking away… 20 minutes in and many have given up already…”

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Russell Martin is on track to be Rangers’ worst-ever manager 

Going into the match, Martin only had a 42.9 win percentage at Ibrox. 

Now that Rangers have lost to Club Brugge, this has now fallen to 37.5 per cent. 

This gives Martin by far the worst win rate of any permanent Rangers manager in their history.

Russell Martin's win percentage before the Club Brugge tie
Games managed 8
Wins 3
Draws 3
Losses 2
Goals scored 14
Goals conceded 10
Win percentage37.5%
Martin has had a tricky start to his Rangers career

Therefore, if results do not pick up for the Scotsman, he is surely facing the sack.

If a heavy defeat in the Old Firm follows their Champions League exit, it would come as no surprise if the trigger is pulled early.

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