Alan Hutton is confident that the Rangers players will have put aside any concerns regarding their temporary relocation to Hampden Park ahead of Saturday's league match against Motherwell.
Philippe Clement's team will be competing at the national stadium while they await the delayed completion of Ibrox's ongoing renovations.
This shift has been seen as a setback for the Scottish Premiership club, which will also host the second leg of their closely contested Champions League qualifier against Dynamo Kyiv at the same venue next Tuesday.
Whilst there was some dissatisfaction among Rangers fans when the move was announced in mid-July, the former Light Blues defender believes that the team will quickly adjust to their new surroundings, and it can't be used as an easy excuse for any underwhelming performances.
“I think at the time when everyone was talking about it – was it going to be at Murrayfield? Was it going to be at Hampden? – there was a lot of negativity surrounding it," Hutton told an event promoting Premier Sports’ coverage of Scottish football.
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“As a player when you know where your home venue is, it is now Hampden, you put it to one side, you get on with it, you can’t change the fact.
“Nothing is going to change it. You can’t really look at it as a negative.
“I see when people say ‘if you don’t get off to the best start, it is at Hampden’, I understand all those queries but as a player the main focus is on the pitch. You can’t help your surroundings.
“But they are used to playing there, the fans have been there multiple times so I am sure they will make it just as noisy as Ibrox – but of course it is not ideal.”
