Rangers have received some good news on the defensive front with John Souttar returning to training this week.
Souttar set to make Rangers return
The Scotland defender, whose compensation fee to Hearts was a mere £500,000, has missed the last eight games with a muscle injury and Danny Rohl’s options at the back have been limited with Derek Cornelius also out and Nasser Djiga away on Africa Cup of Nations duty.
Rohl says Souttar is unlikely to be available for the visit of Motherwell in the William Hill Premiership on Saturday but could be ready for the home game against St Mirren on December 30, meaning he will definitely be back in the new year.
After six wins and two draws on the domestic front since taking over from Russell Martin in October, Rohl suffered his first home defeat with a 2-1 loss to league leaders Hearts at Tynecastle on Sunday.
The Light Blues are 12 points adrift of the Jambos with a game in hand but the former Sheffield Wednesday boss is not giving up on the title yet.
He said: “In general, I think we looked at the seven games, which started with Hibs until the cup game (against Annan on January 16), and we spoke about how we need a lot of points.
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“After the Hearts game, of course, the feeling is disappointment.
“But we have to go forward again. It’s about us creating a new momentum, a new run.
“I think when you look back, I know football is not always easy, but if I asked you eight weeks ago if it is possible to have, at the end of December, a game where we can play again for maybe the title race? Then you would say, I’m not sure.
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“It hurts so much at the moment that we had this small setback, but it’s for us to start winning games again.
“There are still 20 games to go, and if you do this, then you have a chance.”