Are Rangers starting to turn a corner and do you fancy them to qualify for the Europa League knockout stage now?
SCOTT BURNS:Rangers have a good chance of qualifying for the knockout stage but they still have a long way to go before we can say the corner has been turned. A distant third in the Premiership is unacceptable.
SCOTT McDERMOTT: It’s a bit early to say they’ve turned a corner and one swallow doesn’t make a summer. They’ve put themselves in a good position to qualify. But I’d be more inclined to ask these players why they look far more hungry for European games than they do domestic ones. Because ultimately, it’s their failings in the Scottish Premiership that might cost their manager his job.
FRASER WILSON: The performances in Europe have shown Rangers can carry out a game plan successfully which makes their domestic displays all the more bewildering. I do fancy them to reach the next stage of Europe. But their Premiership form needs to pick up and Cyriel Dessers finding his shooting boots would help.
Brendan Rodgers says Celtic’s win over RB Leipzig was his best as Hoops boss – but can they get even better?
SCOTT B: If Celtic can get any better than it is a worry for the rest of Scottish football. It could be another Invincible season with the way they took apart Aberdeen.
SCOTT MCD: That’s the great thing about this Rodgers team. You feel it still has the potential for growth and development within it. They’re purring just now but the manager won’t let them rest on their laurels.
FRASER: The big worry for rival Premiership sides is that I think they can. An extended run in the Champions League will focus rather than distract their minds and I reckon key men such as Kyogo and Reo Hatate can still go up a level domestically this season.
Lawrence Shankland suffered another blank as Hearts lost to Heidenheim – should the skipper be dropped?
SCOTT B: I don’t think Hearts can afford to drop him. Who is there that will come in and score goals? Shankland is the best they have. He will come good and it is about keeping the faith.
SCOTT MCD: No. If Shankland wasn’t playing well or getting himself into positions to score, it would be a far bigger worry.
He played really well against Heidenheim in midweek but it looks like his confidence has taken a dip in front of goal. If he gets one, more will follow.
FRASER: No chance. Shankland was first to admit he should have buried a couple against Heidenheim but his link-up play and work rate outside the box was excellent again. He is bringing others into the game and sooner or later you have to fancy the goals will start to drop again.
Should Lennon Miller have been handed a call up to the Scotland squad for next week’s Nations League double header?
SCOTT B: No, his time will come but this camp is too early. Let him get a bit more experience and then bleed him into the World Cup qualifiers.
SCOTT MCD: Yes, why not? If these young players have an outstanding talent – which Miller clearly has – get them into the full squad as early as possible. It exposes them to that environment at a young age, which helps their development.
FRASER: Miller is a class act and in the very best place for his development right now – Motherwell and Scotland U21 and 19s. There’s little chance he breaks into the Scotland midfield right now so let him play with the unders. In a year or two – when he will still only be 20 – he should be ready to step up.