Philippe Clement will be hoping that the pressure on the Rangers medical staff starts to ease, especially in midfield where he is struggling for numbers.
John Lundstram this week joined Ryan Jack, Nicolas Raskin and Jose Cifuentes in the treatment room which leaves the Gers boss with not many options, as he said himself.
There are three players who Philippe Clement could team together though and it would still form a strong Rangers midfield.
Philippe Clement is down to bare bones in Rangers midfield
Through necessity, the squad has been rotated in recent weeks and players who normally might not have had a chance, have been given game time.
One of those is Dujon Sterling who is now the most likely option to replace John Lundstram in front of the back four given his ability to protect the back four, carry the ball out from the back and his sheer athleticism.
Philippe Clement has been conservative in the past in terms of how he has brought players back from injury but, with Kieran Dowell, he doesn’t have much of a choice given Rangers injuries.
It’s a big ask to start two games in a row having not played since the beginning of the season but desperate times call for desperate measures and we need someone with his passing range alongside the more natural destroyer Sterling.
In the more attack minded position, we have to have someone who is comfortable dropping deeper to help out two players who have barely played 10 games between them.
Todd Cantwell is our most creative midfielder and has the work rate needed to help out further back if he is required to build play.
The manager would want to be able to have a consistent team but it is a luxury that he isn’t being afforded just now.
On paper, it is a well-balanced midfield and they could dovetail nicely, Philippe Clement has his work cut out though with so many games in such a short period for Rangers and time on the training ground will be limited.
If they can keep picking up the three points, how they play will be largely forgotten.
Clement has claimed that he isn’t a magician, however, if he keeps the current momentum with the players that are missing, people will be checking his sleeves.
