Lindsay Herron reports from Ibrox

WALTER SMITH has made three changes to the side as he strives for three points against Dundee United and there is a welcome return for DaMarcus Beasley on the bench.

Sasa Papac returns in the left back slot with Stevie Whittaker moving into midfield from Wednesday's win over Motherwell.

Christian Dailly comes in to play the sitting midfield role and with Whittaker on the rigjht, Steven Davis is left out completely. Brahim Hemdani also sits out.

Probably not surprisingly, given that he is suspended for the UEFA Cup Final, Daniel Cousin leads the line and both Jean-Clade Darcheville and Kris Boyd move to the bench.

It's fantastic news for Beasley that he has made it onto the bench to make his first appearance in the squad since his terrible knee injury in Stuttgart on November 27.

He could be a very useful man for Rangers in the intense SPL run-in.

Lee McCulloch has not made the squad and Charlie Adam, involved on Wednesday, is also out.

RANGERS: Alexander; Broadfoot, Cuellar, Weir, Papac; Whittaker, Ferguson, Dailly, Thomson, Novo; Cousin.

SUBS: G. Smith, Boyd, Darcheville, Beasley, Lennon, Furman, McMillan.

DUNDEE UNITED: Zaluska; Kovacevic,  Dods, Wilkie, Grainger; Flood, Kerr, Robertson, Gomis; Hunt, De Vres.

SUBS: Camara, Dillon, Daly, O'Brien, Robb, Swanson, Smith.

Ref: Mike McCurry