Rangers: Sky Sports show Ross McCausland footage at Auchenhowie amid injury worry v Benfica
Rangers have been handed a major boost after Ross McCausland was spotted in training ahead of the Europa League clash with Benfica this week.
The winger was “kicked off the pitch” during the 2-1 defeat to Motherwell after a horror tackle in the first-half, and was considered to be a doubt for the trip to Lisbon on Thursday (7 March).
But while reporting live from the training ground, Sky Sports News revealed that the young winger has been training with the rest of the group ahead of the game which means he should be available to play.
Huge boost for Rangers v Benfica
With all the major injury problems that Rangers have been dealing with, having McCausland ruled out of the game would have been a massive blow for the trip to Lisbon.
Recently Philippe Clement has found his attacking options limited with all of Danilo, Abdallah Sima, Todd Cantwell, Kieran Dowell and Rabbi Matondo out injured.
Oscar Cortes then picked up a “serious” injury and faces two months out recently too, meaning natural full-back Dujon Sterling has been forced to fill in out wide.
But against top quality opposition like Benfica the team needs to be a potent threat going forward as well as being able to be solid defensively, and having options to choose from makes the manager’s job easier.
While his form hasn’t been the brightest as it was when he initially broke into the team, his pace on the counter-attack could well be the difference and it can only be good news that he’s available and training.
In other Rangers news, another attacker has suffered a “serious” injury and faces two months out after surgery.
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