Rangers boss Steven Gerrard should omit Scott Arfield and bring in Kemar Roofe in pursuit of goals in Saturday’s Premiership fixture against Kilmarnock.
The Gers are looking to bounce back at Ibrox after performing poorly and dropping points at Livingston last weekend.
Ahead of the game, though, the manager has confirmed that three senior players will miss out through injury [Clyde 1 Superscoreboard], with the influential Joe Aribo one of those sidelined.
Scott Arfield played instead of the Nigeria international at the Tony Macaroni Arena, but the Canada international failed to have much of an impact on the match.
Kemar Roofe hasn’t yet been deemed fit enough to start a fixture since his arrival from Anderlecht earlier this month.
However, after two substitute appearances, several weeks of training and a bounce match runout against Plymouth Argyle, he should now be sharper and ready to be let loose from the start.
Roofe may not have a full 90 minutes in him but early goals will be the key for the Gers against a Killie side who held Celtic to a draw at Rugby Park a fortnight ago.
The ex-Leeds United man is clinical in front of goal and is capable of functioning anywhere along the forward line.
With Alex Dyer’s side likely to sit in and force Rangers to take the initiative, Roofe is the sort of X-factor player needed to break the deadlock.
Gerrard has already praised the 27-year-old’s ability to pick up good positions and get shots off early [Glasgow Times] and if he can get off the mark for his new club on Saturday, they have a good chance of picking up all three points.
