Less than three weeks into his loan spell at Rangers, Tottenham starlet Mikey Moore potentially faces a season-defining game as the Scottish giants look to qualify for the Champions League.
At the start of this month, Moore joined Rangers on a season-long loan deal, with no obligation or option to buy.
It subsequently broke that Moore had signed a new contract at Tottenham before going out on loan, much to the delight of Spurs fans.
The attacking midfielder will be looking to make an impression up north this season as Thomas Frank and his staff will be tracking his progress closely, and he faces an acid test early in his spell at Ibrox.
Mikey Moore and Rangers suffer Champions League blow, and Tottenham will be gutted too
Moore has made it clear that he wants to be one of the best players in the world, and for that, he wants to compete at the highest level.
The prospect of playing Champions League football is perhaps one of the reasons the 18-year-old decided to move to Rangers, but his side are in danger of being out of the competition before it even begins.
Rangers are currently involved in a tussle with Club Brugge for a place in Europe’s premier club competition, and the Scottish side were beaten 3-1 at home on Tuesday night.
The Tottenham man came on as a 70th-minute substitute in the first leg and, despite some tidy moments, he failed to stamp his mark on the fixture.
Rangers will be looking to turn the tie around in Belgium in the return leg next Thursday evening, and the Spurs youngster will be hoping to start.
If Moore can fire the Scottish club into the Champions League, he will become an early Rangers hero.
Moore has already made his mark in the Scottish League Cup
Mikey Moore got his first start for Rangers in the Scottish League Cup on Saturday, and the teenager produced an assist for Rangers as they won 4-2 against Alloa United.
On the back of that performance, one would expect the Tottenham academy graduate to start against Brugge.
Rangers boss Russel Martin has already raved about Moore, clearly impressed with what he has seen from him on the training ground so far.
The former Southampton boss will be hoping that the youngster can produce some magic against Brugge tomorrow, and a lot of Spurs fans will be tuning in to see how the youngster performs in the high-pressure fixture.
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