Glasgow Rangers face a tricky away tie in the Premiership this afternoon as Michael Beale looks to maintain his unbeaten record in charge of the Ibrox side.

Their visit to Almondvale is their last fixture before the Viaplay Cup final in just eight days’ time, and with that presenting a chance for his first piece of managerial silverware, the Englishman may tinker slightly with his starting XI for today.

Indeed, with John Lundstram “touch and go” ahead of this afternoon’s clash at Livingston, and Nicolas Raskin and Ryan Jack both being assessed, it could give Glen Kamara the opportunity to come back into the starting line-up in Premiership action, having been brought on as a substitute for Rangers’ last top-flight match against Ross County.

Will Glen Kamara start against Livingston?

Considering the uncertainty surrounding three of his central midfielders, unleashing Kamara makes absolutely perfect sense for Beale, especially given some of the 27-year-old’s performances under him recently.

Against St Johnstone at the end of January, the Finland international put in arguably his finest display of the season so far.

His Sofascore rating of 7.8/10 ranked him second behind James Tavernier out of the Light Blues’ starting XI that day as he scored once, made three key passes, created a big chance, took 98 touches and made two tackles, looking revigorated under the 42-year-old following his struggles earlier in the season.

Just four days later against Hearts, the 27-year-old “monster” – as dubbed by Steven Gerrard upon Kamara’s arrival at Rangers in 2019 – put in yet another wonderful display.

Against the Jam Tarts, the Finnish colossus once again made two key passes and had a 92% pass success rate, which was crucial for the Gers to generate scoring chances, and he worked well alongside Lundstram in the Light Blues’ midfield engine room.

Despite his slender frame, the midfielder made four tackles and won 80% of his duels at Tynecastle, making good use of his physical presence. With Rangers likely to see plenty of the ball against Livingston, starting Kamara would make perfect sense.

The £21k-per-week gem was described as “perfect” by former Ibrox hero Neil McCann, and he could come in the starting XI with ease as Beale looks to rotate his squad. There is no doubt that the Finland dynamo could dominate Livingston and control the tempo of the game to suit Beale’s style of play.