Highly-rated Rangers kid Stephen Kelly is officially off the mark for Salford City as the Ibrox youngster nets a stunner for the English League Two side.
Kelly, 21, has been a regular in the Salford City side making 13 appearances since joining the club in January.
But it was in his latest appearance – in the Greater Manchester side’s 5-1 demolition of Scunthorpe United – that Stephen Kelly got on the scoresheet for his adopted team.
Kelly let the ball run across him inside the Scunthorpe box before composing himself and lashing the ball past a hapless goalkeeper to score the fourth goal for Salford in the victory.
Matt Smith had opened the scoring for Salford City whilst Brandon Thomas-Asante also banged in a hattrick for the club in an impressive victory.
Joe Nuttall scored what proved to be a consolation for Scunthorpe as Salford City proved too strong for the Iron.
Rangers kid Stephen Kelly off the mark for Salford City
One of the most highly-rated youngsters at Rangers, fans will be hoping the loan stint at Salford serves Stephen Kelly well as he looks ahead to next season.
Salford City assistant manager Billy Barr spoke after the match and commented on Rangers kid Stephen Kelly getting his first goal for the club.
“Yeah (it was great to see him get off the mark) it was a great goal as well, we were right behind it,” said Barr [Salford].
“Before that though we dropped a couple of gears and thankfully we managed to get back where we were and went on again.
“It should give everybody in the squad a boost of confidence and we go on to Walsall next week.”
The goal and result leaves Salford in 11th place in League Two, the club enjoying solid progress under the stewardship of several members of Man United’s class of ’92.
Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Gary Neville, Phil Neville and even David Beckham all own a 10% stake in the side, who earned promotion to the English Football League in 2019.
Meanwhile, the Rangers B team were making a big impression on home soil as they thrashed their Celtic rivals in an emphatic showing at Ibrox.
