Russell Martin under pressure after Genk defeat and Livingston win

Russell Martin’s position as Rangers manager remains precarious after a turbulent week that saw the Ibrox side both suffer a damaging Europa League defeat and scrape a late league victory. The former Southampton coach oversaw a 1-0 home loss to Belgian club Genk on Thursday, was confronted by renewed fan protests, then watched Max Aarons score a 94th-minute winner as Rangers beat Livingston 2-1 on Sunday for their first league win of the season.

The sequence began with a prematch protest ahead of Rangers’ League Cup tie against Hibernian, during which supporters disrupted play by throwing bouncy balls onto the pitch. Martin’s team beat Hibernian 2-0, but the victory did little to settle wider discontent. Five days later Genk prevailed at Ibrox after Mohamed Diomande was sent off in the first half for a dangerous tackle, leaving Rangers to play much of the match with 10 men. Former Celtic striker Oh Hyeongyu scored the only goal in the 55th minute. The defeat not only intensified calls for managerial change inside the stadium but also denied Rangers potential Europa League prize money and additional matchday revenue, a setback estimated at close to 1 million pounds when...