Former Rangers loanee Ovie Ejaria has found the back of the net for the first time since leaving Ibrox.
The goal opened the scoring in Reading’s 1-1 draw with Rotherham United in the English Championship.
The former England youth international broke his duck for the club with a neat finish after a quickfire break from the Royals around the half hour mark.
The Liverpool loanee has struggled to get into the Reading side since joining the club in January. Will this help to restart the visibly talented player’s career?
Ejaria was a fixture of this Rangers side for much of the first half of the season. At times, the gangly midfielder showed his capabilities with some neat close control, presence on the ball and even some goals.
One was a a stylish strike against FC Ufa which helped us through to the Europa League. The other other came that day we dropped points to Motherwell in the last minute of a resultant 3-3 draw.
But we never saw enough of it. Ejaria, who was only 20 at the time, made 28 appearances for the club. He looked a talent but it’s a lot of first team exposure at such a big club for someone without that experience.
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He was young and I think struggled to cope with the pressure of playing for Rangers.
Ovie also struggled to settle in Scotland and he eventually returned to Liverpool in December.
Most fans will wish the midfielder the best – and let’s hope this goal helps kickstart his career down south.
