Johnston arrived and immediately took Juranovic's spot - leading to a tense moment in the dressing room
Alistair Johnston reveals he felt some 'tension' between himself and Josip Juranovic after Ange Postecoglou threw him in at the deep end at Ibrox for his debut.
He showed his battling qualities in that one and must have made an impression as he's been the Hoops' starting right-back virtually ever since. His inclusion over the tried-and-tested Juranovic was a surprise, although as it happened, they got on the pitch together, with the Croatian subbed on to replace the injured Greg Taylor.
He told the Footy Prime podcast: “I didn't think I was going to play, I hadn’t been training with the starting eleven the entire week, but the other full-back was kind of on the move. They brought me in with the thought that he was going to be sold at some point in that January window. We trained, it was matchday minus one, and the gaffer called me up to his office.
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