STEVEN GERRARD has backed Juninho Bacuna to burst onto the scene with Rangers after admitting opportunities for the midfielder to impress may be 'imminent' at Ibrox.

Bacuna made his debut for the champions on Sunday as he came off the bench during the 1-1 draw at home to Motherwell.

It was a promising start to life in Light Blue for the 24-year-old as he showed some nice touches in the closing stages of a disappointing Premiership stalemate.

Bacuna could now get his chance to impress from the start on Wednesday night as Rangers host Livingston in the Premier Sports Cup.

And Gerrard is confident there is plenty more to come from the playmaker as he looks to make a name for himself in Glasgow following his summer switch from Huddersfield.

Gerrard said: “He’s looking more and more ready now. When he came in, we knew he hadn’t had a pre-season. He was training alone at Huddersfield.

“He’s got major talent. You could see some of the positions he picked up, some of the little combinations he’s looking for.

“Okay, he might be looking at me and thinking ‘I want more game time’, which is a good place to be in.

“There’s going to be an opportunity for him very soon because he’s looking more ready now than when he first came.

"He’s fitter, he’s more robust and he knows a little bit more about our style and how we want to play now. So I think more opportunities for him are imminent.”