Scott Booth has moved to play down the win-or-bust mindset ahead of this weekend's crunch clash with Rangers in SWPL1 - but does admit his Glasgow City side are in for a tough 90 minutes.

The manager of the reigning champions watched his players lose a whopping 5-0 at home to the Light Blues back in December and there is now just three points separating them in the league table. For Booth, he is relieved not to be the chasing pack.

It is a big week for City with closest challengers Gers away coming up on Sunday and then Glasgow rivals Celtic - also away from home - in midweek. But the former Aberdeen and Borussia Dortmund striker does not want his stars to get carried away by the magnitude of the fixtures.

"It could be vastly significant and it might not be and that's the reality of the situation," he said. "Things can change quite quickly in football and the competitive nature of the league now but it's a tough week. You play back-to-back Old Firm games within three days of each other and three games in the week. And all the games are challenging, they're not easy just to go out and win."

Booth has not allowed himself to think too hard about the previous battle with Malky Thomson's Gers as, in his mind, what's done is done. His squad has almost completely changed since that day on December 13, after all.

Even as a player Booth never considered head-to-head form between two clubs as anything more than coincidence. Although, that doesn't mean he's not considering Rangers, perhaps, a bit more of a viable threat to the points and the trophy come the end of the campaign.

"Each game is completely different, we've lost to Celtic on the first game way back at the start, then beat them," he recalled. "They then beat Rangers, it's the nature of a competitive league and there's no point going back to a game five months ago and discussing it. Especially given the fact we've got a new squad, number of players who weren't involved. This week is about remaining focused and it's not a good thing looking back on historics.

"Sometimes you hear, 'That club have a great record at that ground', I don't really know where that comes from. It might be the case but for me it's totally coincidence. It comes down to how well you play on the day and that's what we'll focus on."

He concluded: "It's not just another game, it's a big game and we know that. We understand where we are in terms of the title and it's an away game against a good side and we need to be ready. As a manager you never go in to talk to the team saying it's just another game. Each game has its own challenges and obviously Rangers bring different challenges to our previous game. It's about preparing right, my staff will do their jobs and the players will be completely focused."