JORDAN THOMPSON hopes the words of wisdom from captain Lee Wallace will help him adapt to a left-back berth for Rangers this season.

The midfielder has been utilised in the unfamiliar defensive role by boss Pedro Caixinha as he has been given a chance to impress ahead of the new Premiership campaign. Thompson spent last term on loan at Raith Rovers but found a handful of new faces ahead of him in the central pecking order on his return to Ibrox as the likes of Ryan Jack, Carlos Pena and Graham Dorrans have signed on in recent weeks.

The step back has offered the Northern Irishman a new perspective on the game and it is a challenge he is determined to rise to in a bid to catch Caixinha’s eye in the coming weeks.

“I’ve had a few experiences playing left-back beforehand and I like it,” he told RangersTV. “It’s something different and you can see everything in front of you, and having a left foot, it’s easier going up and down the wing. It’s just about getting the positioning right, and I’ve been watching Lee Wallace and a few other left backs to try and get ideas from them.

“Lee has been great in terms of that. He’s brilliant with all the boys, but when there has been something new for me he has certainly helped me there. The manager has been brilliant too. I think I was only in for one session under him before we split up for summer, but he’s been fantastic for me and the rest of the boys.”