Huge blow: Rangers suffer major Old Firm setback that'll leave GvB fuming - opinion

Rangers have been hit with a major Old Firm setback over Ibrox centre-forward Alfredo Morelos…

The Daily Record have published an image shared on social media of the Colombian striker leaving an airport on crutches this week.

It remains to be seen how serious the blow is, with the publication claiming that it could even end his season as he is set to see a specialist.

Gio van Bronckhorst will be fuming with this news for multiple reasons.

Morelos went away with his country in January and was forced to miss the 3-0 defeat to Celtic at Parkhead, despite not playing a single minute of football during that international break. This meant that Rangers suffered badly in his absence, whilst Colombia gained no benefit themselves as they opted against giving him another cap.

Therefore, Van Bronckhorst will surely have been frustrated by the 25-year-old’s call-up for the March international break in case a similar situation played out and Morelos came back with his confidence knocked.

Instead, he has come back with a potentially season-ending injury, which will leave the head coach infuriated and ruing international breaks. The striker looks set to miss the clash with the Hoops on Sunday at Ibrox, at the very least, and this is a huge blow for the Gers as he is their go-to man at the top of the pitch.

Morelos has scored 11 goals in the Premiership this season, four more than any other Rangers player, and has also provided seven assists – a tally that only James Tavernier can beat. They will no doubt miss his quality in the final third in what could be a decisive game at the top of the table, with Celtic currently three points clear of the Gers heading into the match.

Van Bronckhorst will also be fuming as this blow could mean that