Rangers Duo’s Dreadful Form Continues on International Duty

Rangers fans will have to wait for another week before their side returns to action, as the international break is underway.

However, several players from the Glaswegian club have represented their national sides in the recent international fixtures.

Two of the Gers' summer signings, Kosta Nedeljkovic and Vanja Dragojevic, recently featured for Serbia during their Nations League fixture against Germany.

Serbia unfortunately lost the game 1-2 against Jurgen Klopp's side, but for the Light Blues, the performances of Nedeljkovic and Dragojevic in that match may already raise questions about their future at the club.

Despite playing throughout the 90 minutes, right-back Nedeljkovic's performance was far from satisfactory, as the Serbian media was full of criticism of their young full-back.

Sportklub rated the 20-year-old 5/10 and commented on his performance, saying, "He did not cope under the frequent pressure from the German team from the beginning of the game. Tried, at times, to respond with offensive assignments when the game allowed. He did not have much success in those attempts either, especially in the first half. It looked better after the rest, however, not enough for a more concrete performance."

Nedeljkovic moved to Ibrox this summer on a season-long loan deal from English side Aston Villa. The deal also includes a conditional obligation to buy, depending on the number of games the player features in during the campaign.

However, it looks like it will be hard for Nedeljkovic to start games ahead of Dujon Sterling in Derek McInnes’s starting XI this season.

On the other hand, Dragojevic’s woeful start to the season shows no sign of stopping, as the central midfielder’s second-half appearance off the bench was marred by a rash challenge that he committed against Joshua Kimmich in the 76th minute of the game.

The on-field referee initially showed a yellow card for the challenge, which was turned into a red after VAR's intervention, as the youngster's international break now comes to an end, while Nedeljkovic will look to have another go against Greece in Serbia's final game of the international break.

As for the Gers, both the 20-year-old Serbians have seemingly found it hard to get into their new club's starting lineup this season.

Nedeljkovic has only featured five times for Rangers so far, whereas Dragojevic, who started four times during the month of August, has found it hard since then to even feature from the bench.

Now, after their latest poor display for Serbia, it looks even harder for both the youngsters to get into McInnes' lineup in the current setting.

Only time will tell whether the Serbian compatriots will have a brighter future in the Scottish capital this season.