“If I am being honest, it came out of the blue, so it has been a whirlwind 24 hours, but I am just happy to get it done, get my staff together, get to the training ground and get going,” Ferguson told Rangers TV.
On Clement’s departure, chief executive Patrick Stewart told Rangers’ website: “Philippe and his team have worked tirelessly during their time at the club and have played an important role in developing the first team’s young players.
“You are always going to have a bump in the road, but I think there have been too many bumps in the road, so it is my job as a manager and the staff’s job to try and get a level of consistency in the squad.
The former Club Brugge and Monaco boss also briefly hauled them into title contention last season, but they eventually finished eight points adrift of Celtic and he was never able to recapture the promising form of his early months in the job.
Former Rangers captain Barry Ferguson has reflected on “a whirlwind 24 hours” after being placed in charge of first-team affairs until the end of the season following Philippe Clement’s sacking.
