However, Edwards insists that nothing should be read into his selections thus far, with Brynn expected to start ahead of Glover for at least the first two-thirds of today’s game at Ibrox.

“Sol will do the same minutes at the weekend that Tom did the other night [at Bradford],” said the Boro manager, who has welcomed Alfie Jones into the first-team fold on Teesside after the centre-back completed a £3 million move from Hull City yesterday.

“Don’t look into the way they’ve lined up so far – we’re just trying to plan the minutes for the two of them.” Boro have yet to win a pre-season game, having drawn 3-3 at Mansfield before losing 2-0 at Valley Parade.

Edwards insists he is not concerned about the results of his team’s pre-season games, but he hopes to see positive progress at Rangers this afternoon, particularly in the final third.

While the Boro manager was pleased with much of his team’s build-up play against Bradford, he felt that too many players fell short once they entered the final third. “I think you learn from nights like Tuesday,” said the gentleman.

“People will inevitably look at the outcome, which, in the end, is the most important thing. But in this situation, where we’re still only three weeks in and learning a lot about the lads, it’s not the be all and end all right now.

“If we had scored five goals at Bradford the other night, the atmosphere would have been very different. But I would still have said, “Calm down a little,” because there are things we know we want to work on in these games.

“It’s difficult, but people should forget about the scoreline for the time being because I need to look at performances to see who’s at the right level and doing what I want right now, and who needs to do a little more. Who can be a little better? That is the primary focus of where we are currently looking.

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