Glasgow Rangers return to action today and they will be looking to bounce back from the chastising Champions League defeat on Tuesday evening.
The 2-0 defeat to Liverpool doesn’t sound too bad on the surface, but only Allan McGregor received pass marks from the starting XI for his string of excellent saves, minimising the damage to just two goals.
A home tie against St Mirren awaits this afternoon, with three points the sole aim, and the Light Blues have suffered no new injuries from the midweek trip to Anfield.
Rangers suffer no new injuries
Giovanni van Bronckhorst spoke ahead of today’s match and had this to say regarding the squad:
“I don’t have any news on Tom Lawrence that I can share. It’s still the same we are waiting. James Sands is back from suspension against Liverpool and we have no worries from midweek.”
This is good news for the club, especially with a run of fixtures coming thick and fast, no new injuries are extremely important.
Lawrence’s latest injury blow is not something that the Dutchman needed at this stage of the campaign, with the midfielder set to be out until after the 2022 World Cup.
Other long-term absentees include Filip Helander, Ianis Hagi, and Kemar Roofe, with none of them making an appearance so far this season.
The match against St Mirren could see Rangers tweak their tactics from the Liverpool match, with Van Bronckhorst offering an insight into an option that many of the Ibrox faithful has thought about since the start of the season.
“They can definitely both be on the pitch at the same time.” Said the manager when asked about whether Antonio Colak and Alfredo Morelos could play in the same team.
With the duo scoring 13 goals between them so far in all competitions, Rangers would certainly offer a greater goalscoring threat.
This might be something the manager tries today against a team who are likely to deploy a low block and attack on the counter. Whatever team Van Bronckhorst decides to go with, three points is all that matters.