'Rangers becoming one of the great mysteries of Scottish football'

Brilliant in Europe, brutal in Scotland.

That's the contrast Rangers have frustrated their fans with this season as they charge towards the Europa League knockout rounds while floundering in the Premiership title race.

Philippe Clement's men delivered a stunning 4-1 win over Nice in France to Thursday to sit eighth on 10 points in the Europe League standings and all but ensure a play-off spot at worst.

Scott McDermott, chief football writer for the Sunday Mail, told the BBC's Scottish football podcast: "Incredible. This Rangers team is becoming one of the great mysteries of Scottish football in terms of how they can perform so well in Europe, especially away from home, but struggle so badly domestically.

"Nice are a good team, doing well in the French top flight. Everything that we'd read and been told said they were going to be as good as Lyon, who dismantled Rangers at Ibrox earlier in the competition.

"But, my word, what a performance away from home.

"It was a thoroughly deserved win, textbook in terms of playing in the counter-attack, and Rangers could have scored even more goals.

"The contrast and performances between European and domestic is quite incredible."

On just his third Rangers start - and first in Europe - 22-year-old Moroccan forward Hamza Igamane stole the show with a fine double against Nice after being preferred to the erratic Cyriel Dessers up front.

"He certainly looked more composed in front of goal than Dessers," added McDermott.

"It was a really big night for Igamane. He had made a couple of starts for Rangers domestically and looked a million miles away from being ready, but he certainly stepped it up last night.

"It was a big gamble by Clement but it paid off. And I hope for the boy it is a big turning point for him at Rangers and in his career because he was excellent."