Nico Raskin was bombed out of the Rangers team to face rivals Celtic before the international break.
But the Belgium star ruled out an Ibrox exit and vowed to work hard as he broke his silence on Russell Martin's major derby call.
The midfielder put all his club woe behind him with the Red Devils as he got off the mark for his country and got 70 minutes under his belt in the thumping 6-0 win over Kazakhstan.
The Light Blues fans' favourite didn't feature in the first game of the double-header - also a 6-0 triumph over Liechtenstein - but he was in from the off this time around and left his mark on the game as he heads back for Ibrox.
He now faces showdown talks with Martin to iron out his future going forward with the transfer window been and gone and the midfielder s