Philippe Clement says Rangers will have three big players back for their make-or-break clash at Pittodrie – with Ianis Hagi, John Souttar and Tom Lawrence all cleared to play.
The Belgian hasn’t had his troubles to seek on the injury front and was without all three for the win over St Mirren. Souttar in particular was a miss with Robin Propper not exactly impressing alongside Leon Balogun before he was hooked on the hour mark.
But all three will be back in the picture as Rangers look to down the flying Dons and eat into the points advantage held by them and Celtic at the top. An unbeat Clement said: “Tom Lawrence and John Souttar will be available – we will see if it is for 90 or not tomorrow. Matondo, Ridvan, Cortes and Danilo all working on returning with the physios. We have Ianis (Hagi) back tomorrow.”
It means Hagi could make his first start of the season after returning from his B-team exile to feature off the bench against St Johnstone. And he could join Nicolas Raskin in midfield, who could start again after his impressive showing against the Buddies.
On Raskin, Clement said: “Nico Raskin is a player we missed for nine months, it is important to have these players back fit – all the medical and performance staff did a great job on his return. He is showing he is a good player in his performances as he settles back into the team.”
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