This afternoon at Ibrox, Rangers will resume their title defense against Motherwell, the visiting team.
On Wednesday night, manager Philippe Clement overcame one of the most difficult matches he could have arranged, as his team overcame a goal deficit to defeat high-flying Kilmarnock 2-1 at Rugby Park. With ten games left, the Gers have won eleven straight in all competitions, and they are now leading the Premiership by three points.
The news that Oscar Cortes, a loanee, will miss a few weeks of activity due to a muscle injury sustained during the victory over Killie, has dealt a blow to the Belgian manager. After joining in January, the winger has performed admirably in his first seven games, including scoring in the 5-0 thumping of the Hearts the following week. Regarding the severity of the Colombian player’s issue, Clement stated: “It is a muscle injury, but at this time I am unable to provide further details.”
“I don’t want to talk about a half-empty glass by going into that. I am now concentrating on the players who are available for this game, as I would have wasted a lot of energy in the past few months if I hadn’t. Although it is unfortunate for him and the squad, it gives another player a chance to shine.”
Given that the Rangers are still trying to get Kemar Roofe back up to speed after his several injury setbacks over the past few seasons, Scott Wright may be given an unusual opportunity to start in his place. The good news for the hosts is that Ryan Jack is expected to make a comeback to the matchday roster for this afternoon’s matchup against a Motherwell team fresh off a motivating 3-1 victory over Livingston in the middle of the week.
Somewhere else Borna Barisic and Ridvan Yilmaz will compete for the left back position, and Mohamed Diomande, the January acquisition, will likely continue to play at the center of the Gers midfield. After coming on at halftime in Ayrshire on Wednesday night, Cyriel Dessers, a Portuguese teenager, has been scoring goals for pleasure and is probably going to be preferred over him.
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