The former Senegalese international spent an eventful few months on loan at Ibrox during Walter Smith’s final season in charge. A controversial player throughout his career, Diouf made his debut on 2nd February 2011 when he came on as an early substitute in a 1-0 midweek win over Hearts at Ibrox. His first start came that weekend, an Old Firm Scottish Cup tie which ended 2-2. Diouf was subjected to the juvenile antics of Celtic’s Brown throughout the afternoon and it was the beginning of a sequence of clashes between the two players as the usual bad blood in this fixture seemed to reach new heights. Incredibly, of Diouf’s 22 appearances for Rangers FIVE came in matches against Celtic. Significantly, he would return to parent club Blackburn Rovers with League Cup and League Championship winners medals to his name. Diouf scored two goals during his time in Glasgow including an important away strike in Lisbon.

by Rick Plews