Philippe Clement sacked by Rangers after home defeat by St Mirren

• Belgian departs after 16 months in charge at Ibrox
• Team are 13 points behind Celtic and out of Scottish Cup

Philippe Clement has been sacked as the Rangers manager after 16 months in charge following damaging back-to-back home defeats. The Belgian has been under extreme pressure since the humiliating Scottish Cup exit at the hands of Scottish Championship side Queen?s Park a fortnight ago, and a first Ibrox loss to St Mirren since 1991 on Saturday proved to be the final straw for the board.
Clement departs Rangers ? 13 points adrift of city rivals Celtic at the top of the Scottish Premiership ? at a time when the club are in talks about a multi-million-pound investment by a United States-led consortium which includes Paraag Marathe, president of 49ers Enterprises and chairman of Leeds United.
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