Kent made his debut for Rangers last week in the first leg against Osijek.
Ryan Kent has commented on the pressure generated by Rangers fans in the club’s pre-match press conference ahead of Thursday’s clash against Croatian side NK Osijek.
Steven Gerrard’s side will be hoping to progress into the third round of Europa League qualifying against Osijek, after earning a 1-0 win away from home thanks to Alfredo Morelos’ winner.
Signed from Liverpool on a season-long loan and included in the squad as a wildcard for the first leg, Kent won the corner in which Rangers scored from and impressed throughout the 90 minutes against Osijek.
He is expected to start against the Croatian side and make his second Rangers appearance at the same time, and he commented on the need to play well in front of Rangers fans at Ibrox.
“I’m really excited to experience Ibrox tomorrow. When you are playing in front of 50,000 you have to perform,” Kent said in Wednesday’s pre-match press conference.
“Each loan spell I have been on I have learned something but playing in front of a massive crowd in the Europa League is totally different. I think eveyone knows what a big club Rangers are and the expectations here.”
Rangers are yet to concede competitively under Gerrard, who has seemed to shore up the defence after a particularly leaky campaign last term that saw the Gers concede a huge 50 league goals – the highest in the top six.
A 2-0 aggregate win over FK Shkupi has seen Rangers progress into the second round of Europa League qualifying and now they are 90 minutes away from the third round.
They will face either Slovenian giants Maribor or Georgian side Chikhura Sachkhere in the third round, who drew 0-0 in their first leg. A third round of qualifying and a play-off stage stand between Rangers and the Europa League group stage.
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