Former Juventus and Arsenal star Aaron Ramsey will start for Rangers against Annan Athletic.

Ibrox boss Giovanni van Bronckhost has confirmed that the Wales international will make his full debut for the club in the much-anticipated Scottish Cup fifth round tie at Galabank.

It will pit January signing Ramsey against Peter Murphy's team in a sell-out, televised tie.

The 31-year-old has made two sub appearances for the Old Firm giants since his move to Glasgow.

Van Bronckhorst, speaking at a press conference on Friday, said: "Yes, he will start tomorrow. Aaron has been doing well, he’s had more team sessions in training.

"He also had some minutes against Hibs so he’s getting better and fresher and the rhythm is coming back so he will be starting as well tomorrow."

Ramsey will be among the star names who go up against former Carlisle United favourite Murphy's Scottish League Two side on Saturday.

Van Bronckhorst has said the Scottish champions will rotate their squad for the cup clash but will still take the game seriously as they bid to avoid what would be a huge upset.

The Rangers boss said he will fully respect Murphy's team, who could include a number of Cumbrians such as highly-rated midfielder Owen Moxon and fellow former Carlisle United players Steven Swinglehurst, Matty Douglas, Charlie Barnes and Roan Steele, plus ex-Carlisle City forward Rob McCartney.

On the occasion at Galabank, the Dutch head coach added: "For me, it doesn’t matter if you play in a full stadium of 50,000 or 2,500 in a small stadium.

"We want to go to the next round and we have to be focused and respect the opponent we are facing and make sure we get a good performance."

Kick-off is 5.30pm and the game is being televised live on Premier Sports.

See newsandstar.co.uk tomorrow morning for a big interview with Peter Murphy