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Highly-rated Rangers starlet departs in January loan switch and he’ll be managed by massive Celtic legend

RANGERS have sent one of their top academy graduates on loan for the rest of the season.

And he will be managed by one of Celtic‘s most iconic players.

Cole McKinnon of Rangers in action during a match against Manchester United.
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Cole McKinnon in action for Rangers against Man Utd in pre-season[/caption]
Rangers players Leon King and Cole McKinnon arrive at a football match.
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He was part of the matchday squad for the visit to Hibs recently[/caption]

Cole McKinnon made his Gers debut in 2022 but hasn’t quite forced his way into the first team yet.

The 21-year-old central midfielder has been a regular for the B team over the last 12 months after previous loan spells at East Fife and Partick Thistle.

He has been involved in matchday squads at senior level as a substitute but hasn’t played for the first team this season.

In order to gain experience and game time, Rangers have agreed a deal with Ayr United for McKinnon to go there on loan until the end of the campaign.

That means his new boss will be none other than Hoops hero Scott Brown.

The Celtic legend joined the Somerset Park club at the start of the year, replacing Lee Bullen in Ayrshire.

Brown has former Gers defender Steven Whittaker as his trusted No2 and the Honest Men currently sit second in the Scottish Championship table.

Broony, 39, was of course a midfielder back in his playing days too and McKinnon can no doubt learn a lot from the former Celtic and Scotland captain.

McKinnon’s debut for the Light Blues came in a 3-1 win over Hearts in May 2022, coming on as a sub for Aaron Ramsey.

He scored the third goal that day, one of four senior league goals he’s scored in his career so far.

McKinnon made his European debut for the Ibrox club earlier this year, playing the final 15 minutes of the thrilling 2-2 draw with Benfica in the Europa League last-16.

Meanwhile, Rangers B beat Celtic 3-1 yesterday in their Glasgow Cup group stage clash.

More to follow.

Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page

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Tottenham vs Liverpool live stream: How to watch huge Carabao Cup semi-final first leg

TOTTENHAM host Liverpool in a match that could save their season – any maybe Ange Postecoglu’s future.

Spurs are in the middle of a rotten run of form, having won just two of their last ELEVEN matches.

Liverpool's Luis Diaz misses a goal during a Premier League match.
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Liverpool smashed Tottenham 6-3 just before Christmas[/caption]

One of those wins was the 4-3 thriller against Manchester United in the quarter-final of this competition.

For Liverpool, they may have been lucky to draw against Manchester United on Sunday but they will be full confident heading into this game.

It has been just over two weeks since Liverpool came to north London and thrashed Spurs 6-3 – and were up 6-1 at one point.

But this is cup football and anything can happen.

How to watch Tottenham vs Liverpool

  • Tottenham vs Liverpool will be available for UK viewers on Sky Sports.
  • It will be shown on two channels, Main Event and Football.
  • It can also be live streamed on Sky Go.
  • Sky Go is a free streaming service for Sky customers, however you must have the Sky Sports package to stream the match.
  • The match will not be available on free-to-air TV like Arsenal vs Newcastle on Tuesday, which was shown on ITV1 and ITVX.
  • Non-Sky customers will not be able to watch the match.
  • SunSport will blog all the build-up and the action as it happens.

Who is playing in the other Carabao Cup semi-final?

Arsenal and Newcastle played their semi-final first leg match on Tuesday evening.

The Magpies shocked the Gunners with a brilliant 2-0 win that left Mikel Arteta fuming.

The Spaniard complained about a “tricky” Puma ball.

He said: “It’s just different. It’s very different to a Premier League ball.

“You have to adapt to that because it flies different.

“When you touch it, the grip is very different as well, so you adapt to that.”

The ball didn’t appear to cause too many problems for Eddie Howe’s side, who scored through Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon.

Carabao Cup full schedule

Tuesday, January 7

  • Arsenal 0-2 Newcastle (1st leg)

Wednesday, January 8

  • Tottenham vs Liverpool (1st leg)

Wednesday, February 5

  • Newcastle vs Arsenal (2nd leg)

Thursday, February 6

  • Liverpool vs Tottenham (2nd leg)

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