Rangers icon Brian Laudrup has hailed Kemar Roofe as the ‘key striker’ at Ibrox, usurpring Alfredo Morelos, as the ‘born scorer’ took his Premiership tally to eight with a double in the weekend win over Motherwell.
Roofe scored either side of Cedric Itten’s first Ibrox goal as the Light Blues came back from 1-0 down against the Steelmen to open up a 16-point gap at the top of the Premiership, and Laudrup praised Roofe’s contribution after he “delivered when it mattered most.”
The former Leeds and Anderlecht star has been a revelation since moving to Ibrox in the summer and Laudrup thinks that Morelos’ absence through suspension has allowed Roofe to knock him off his perch as the Gers lead striker.
Roofe will almost certainly play a key role in the crucial run of games over the festive period and as Gerrard’s side look to increase the pressure on Celtic at the top of the table, the Danish icon couldn’t speak highly enough of Roofe.
“Kemar Roofe makes a difference.” Laudrup said [Daily Mail].
“He makes a difference to this Rangers team. And he might just make a difference in terms of the outcome of this season’s title race.
“You can’t really overstate how important Saturday’s 3-1 win over Motherwell was for Steven Gerrard and his players. The pressure was on. And growing by every minute they trailed.
“They badly needed a response.
“Roofe delivered when it mattered most with two goals that helped open up a 16-point lead at the top of the Premiership. It was such a crucial contribution.
“At the start of the season, all the talk was about Alfredo Morelos. Was he going? Was he staying? What kind of impact could he have? What would his attitude be like?
“Fast forward to the weekend and Morelos was out with another suspension when Rangers were trying to bounce back from their Betfred Cup defeat to St Mirren. Without him, you could see Roofe emerge as the key striker at Rangers right now.”
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