Goldson backs Souttar to be ‘unbelievable signing’ ahead of CL qualifier

Connor Goldson is adamant his new Rangers defensive partner John Souttar will bounce back and prove his quality after the Scotland international was heavily criticised following a chastening competitive debut away to Livingston.

The ex-Hearts and Dundee United player was at fault for the Lions' opener on Saturday and generally struggled before being substituted in the second half as Rangers fought back to win 2-1.

Fellow centre-back Goldson was disappointed by the online backlash against Souttar, but he has no doubts that his colleague will emerge as an asset for the Europa League runners-up.

"I've been really, really impressed by him from the first week that he trained after we came back from Portugal," said Goldson.

"I was disappointed on Saturday because I saw a few things on the internet and things like that, people obviously talking bad just because he's had one game where he probably made a few mistakes.