On-loan Rangers youngster Alex Lowry wows with ‘off-the-cuff brilliance’ on Hearts debut
On-loan Rangers player Alex Lowry produced a display of “off-the-cuff brilliance” on his Hearts debut, according to Daily Record journalist Fraser Mackie.
A product of the Rangers youth system, the 20-year-old joined the club’s Scottish Premiership rivals on a season-long loan on Friday (4 August), as per the official Hearts website.
He was then quickly thrown into the action at his new club, coming on as a 59th-minute substitute in the 2-0 win over St. Johnstone on Saturday (5 August).
“The 20-year-old playmaker produced a substitute display of off-the-cuff brilliance to help break the stalemate in Perth,” Mackie wrote for the Daily Record.
“It’s a measure of Lowry’s class and confidence that he was able to pull off that trick without a single training session alongside his new team-mates.
“And it won’t be lost on his cheerleaders in the Rangers support that his qualities were among those their own side sorely lacked on opening day at Rugby Park.”
Bright future
Lowry certainly has a bright future ahead of him, and even though Rangers did miss a player with his qualities in the 1-0 loss to Kilmarnock on Saturday, the youngster definitely made the right decision to leave Ibrox this summer.
Firstly, it is of course only a temporary exit, meaning Gers fans can expect to see the attacking midfielder back at Ibrox in the near future.
Moreover, Rangers manager Michael Beale has brought in nine new faces this summer, meaning Lowry would have found it very hard to land regular minutes in blue.
Beale has completely rebuilt the Scottish club in recent months, signing many experienced players from across Europe’s top leagues.
The manager has shown in the past that he is willing to give youth a chance, with Lowry one such youngster given minutes by Beale.
But they will certainly be easier to come on Tyneside, with Hearts set for an exciting season with the youngster on board.
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