Philippe Clement has confirmed he will be without four first-team players for the Viaplay Cup semi-final against Hearts.

The Ibrox boss revealed John Souttar, Nico Raskin, Rabbi Matondo and Kemar Roofe will all miss the trip to Hampden.

However, Clement could have the rest of his squad available for selection in the semi-final contest on Sunday.

Speaking to the media in his pre-match press conference, Clement said: "John Souttar will not be available for selection, Nico Raskin, Rabbi Matondo and Kemar Roofe will also be unavailable.

"Should everything go well, everyone else should be available."

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On the match, Clement added: "We need to do what we have been doing over the past few weeks - we know it will be a tough challenge - it is a big game and everyone needs to be ready.

"We focus on the game at hand and putting all our energy into that and do our best to get the result.

"We are not focusing on external noise - I said from the beginning, every day is important. The players need to show quality game in and game out, but we need to focus on ourselves.

"The players are understanding what we want to do so this is becoming more fluid. It is good for players getting experience together and allowing the team to grow.

"I want my players to be ambitious, the medals will come if you do the correct things. We need to be brave and not be afraid to make mistakes - it is important how you react afterward and that is what I want to give to my players."