Derek McInnes is expected to be in the Rangers dugout for the club’s season opener against Dundee United on Friday night. The match is set to be shown live on Sky Sports. Multiple reports say this appearance comes despite a Scottish Football Association (SFA) ban that relates to McInnes’s conduct or status prior to the new role. Rangers and McInnes are therefore preparing for their first game together in the dugout, with the expectation that he will be present during the match preparations and on the bench area. The reporting focuses on the immediate sporting fixture and the likelihood of McInnes taking his place for the opener, rather than the grounds, duration, or enforcement details of the ban. The situation is presented as a contrast between the disciplinary restriction and the practical decision for him to be at the match venue with the Rangers squad as they begin the season.