A debut goal from teenage striker Robbie Ure set Rangers on their way to an ultimately comfortable League Cup second-round victory over Queen of the South at Ibrox.

Scott Arfield ran on to a Ridvan Yilmaz pass to restore Rangers’ lead, and the midfielder finished off a slick passing move late in the game to ensure progress to the quarter-finals.

The 86th-minute goal brightened up what had been a scruffy second half as the hosts lost their way after the interval.

Rangers, who last lifted the trophy in the 2010-11 season, made 11 changes from Saturday’s 4-0 win over Ross County, with Ure joined by fellow academy players Leon King and Adam Devine, while Ryan Jack filled in at centre-half.

Ure’s shot clipped a defender to deceive goalkeeper Max Currie after a neat lay-off inside the penalty area from Glen Kamara.

The League 1 side hit back soon after when Connelly intercepted a mis-hit pass-back from Fashion Sakala and lofted a marvellous finish over Allan McGregor from the edge of the penalty area.

Rangers responded with a period of fierce pressure and Arfield timed his run perfectly to ram home a clever cut-back from Rıdvan.

A largely forgettable second 45 minutes ended with a touch of class as the veteran midfielder doubled his tally with a composed side-foot finish.

Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst: “Our main objective was to go to the next round, and we used this game to give players more minutes.

“In the end, we could give youngsters their first taste of Ibrox. It gives them a goal to train hard in the academy to get more games here. Overall it was a good win against an opponent who did really well.”