Rangers will travel to Easter Road tomorrow evening, with some confidence restored.
Sunday’s 1-0 win over Hamilton may have been a little underwhelming, but three points were the most important thing, in order to get back on track.
Meanwhile, their opponents will be on cloud nine after their victory over Celtic. The Gers will need to be firing on all cylinders to come away form this one with a victory.
As the manager explained, it was killer instinct, rather than effort or performance that was lacking against Hamilton.
Therefore, it’s unlikely that there will be wholesale changes to the side.
One major boost, is that Alfredo Morelos will definitely return. The Colombian has served two separate one-match suspensions, and will replace the off-colour Kyle Lafferty.
Despite the Gers registering a first clean sheet in five outings at the weekend, there may be one change at the back.
At 39, three matches in six days is likely to be too much for Gareth McAuley. Joe Worrall was on the bench on Sunday, but Nicola Katic seems more likely to start tomorrow night.
The Croatian has been frozen out of late, but featured for the Reserves against Hearts yesterday.
I can see no reason why the big centre-back would have been replaced after an hour of that fixture, if Gerrard didn’t intend on using him tomorrow night.
Expect little to change elsewhere.
Eros Grezda gave a better account of himself against Hamilton and should keep out Glenn Middleton. Ross McCrorie and Ryan Jack should also continue to develop their encouraging midfield partnership.
