'I'm not here for a holiday' - Clement returns to south of France

Rangers manager Philippe Clement insists he is not treating his return to the south of France as a "holiday", as his side prepare to face Nice in the Europa League on Thursday.

Clement spent 18 months as Monaco manager before taking over at Rangers, and says it is "special" to return to that part of the world.

"It's special to be back," Clement said. "I had a really good time here. I enjoyed living here. I met some really nice people.

"So a lot of friends will come to watch this game.

"So yeah, this feels like a place where you were in a really good way, so I’m happy to be back in that way.

"But I'm not here for a holiday or to meet people tomorrow or to have talks with a lot of people. I'm here to work."

The Ibrox side have seven points from a possible 12 and can take a giant step towards qualifying for the knockout stages against Nice, who have just two points to their name.

"I'm here to win together with the guys, or to do everything to win this game, because it’s a massive game for Nice even more than for us," the Belgian boss added.

"They have to win this one. Clearly, we're going to go like always against every opponent. We will try to go for the win. We never play for a draw.

"So if you can win here, I think we make a really big step in the qualification, or you're almost certain of that.

"And taking a point can also be a really important point at the end. But we will go full for the three points against a really good team."