Rangers welcome Dundee United to Ibrox this weekend as they look to make it back-to-back wins in the Scottish Premiership this Saturday.
A narrow 1-0 win over struggling Hearts before the international break saw Philippe Clement’s side make it three games unbeaten in all competitions, and they’ll hope to they can close the gap on both Celtic and Aberdeen this weekend by swatting aside Dundee United in Glasgow.
It will be the second time the two sides have faced each other this term, where an early goal from Tom Lawrence settled a tight clash between the two teams at Tannadice in September, as Rangers inflicted a first defeat of the season on Jim Goodwin’s side.
The Welsh midfielder is one of many players that is expected to miss the game this weekend though, with the Gers and their visitors nursing a number of injuries. Both Clement and Goodwin have been handed boosts though, with some of their injured stars in contention for a return to the squad this weekend.
The Scotsman assesses both sides injury concerns ahead of Saturday’s match.
9. Kristijan Trapanovski (Dundee United) - out
The Macedonian midfielder has a muscle injury and will miss the game at Ibrox, the club have confirmed. | SNS Group Photo: SNS Group
10. Tom Lawrence (Rangers) - out
The midfielder picked up a 'bad knock' in the Premier Sports Cup semi-final win over Motherwell and hasn't appeared since. Reports stated the Welsh midfielder could be out until after the international break, meaning he definitely misses this week's clash. | SNS Group Photo: SNS Group
11. Rabbi Matondo (Rangers) - out
The Welsh winger has been back in training since the beginning of the month according to Philippe Clement, but the Belgian boss has confirmed this weekend's game will come too soon for him to feature. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images