Nikola Katic made his first Rangers start since early February, on Saturday afternoon.
He replaced Joe Worrall after two consecutive poor results against Hibernian and Aberdeen.
However, unfortunately for the summer signing, it wasn’t to be the dream return he would have hoped for.
The Gers were held to a draw by Kilmarnock, and Katic contributed to the visitor’s goal.
A lack of communication from the back four, allowed Conor McAleny to latch on to a long ball and score after 30 minutes.
“It is a disappointing result for us as we knew before the game we had to win, so we are not happy with how it finished”, Katic told RangersTV after the match.
“We conceded a stupid goal…and again, we are not happy with that.”
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Looking forward to the Old Firm, though, the Croatian had a message for the fans.
“We know we have got a really hard game in two weeks and the fans are disappointed now with us. But, I give them a message to show faith in us and we will make them proud again.”
“Now it is a disappointing time, but we will try to make it better in the future.”
Positive words from the big centre-half.
He now heads off on international duty with Croatia U21s, but faces an anxious wait to see whether or not he will be involved at Parkhead.
Will Gerrard look to the future and retain him, or bring back Worrall who excelled against Celtic in December?
