Stuart Kettlewell says his Kilmarnock side are expecting the best version of Rangers when they travel to Ibrox at the weekend.

The Ayrshire side will be in Glasgow to take on Danny Rohl’s men in Premiership action on Sunday.

Killie go into the game a point ahead of their hosts after eight league fixtures, but Kettlewell insists they would be naive to underestimate a team who he believes is packed with top quality players, despite a disappointing start to the season.

And the Rugby Park boss told his players that they risk “getting a smack in the face” if they expect anything less than a tough game.

Rangers suffered their latest defeat on Thursday night with a 3-0 loss to SK Brann in Norway which leaves them rock bottom of the Europa League after three games.

That led to “raging” captain James Tavernier giving a scathing evaluation of a performance that he described as “disgraceful”.

And speaking to the media on Friday, Kettlewell said: “I think their own captain’s entitled to that, when you’ve done what he’s done at the football club and you’ve been there as long as he has been.

“I’m a massive fan of James Tavernier, I have been for many, many years, so...