Huge boost: Rangers handed big injury relief that'll leave van Bronckhorst buzzing - opinion

Rangers have been handed a big injury relief as a major update has emerged ahead of the Ibrox giants’ match this evening…

Gio van Bronckhorst has revealed that he has no new concerns to deal with heading into the second leg of their Europa League last 16 tie.

Ianis Hagi and Steven Davis, who have both been long-term absentees, are the only players who are not in contention to play.

Joe Aribo and John Lundstram were both omitted from the squad against Dundee FC last weekend after picking up injuries ahead of the match, with this latest claim suggesting that they have overcome their issues.

The club quote the head coach as saying: “Only two players not available with injury, Hagi and Davis. We still have to train before we travel. We have a big squad to take with us to face a strong opponent. We can expect an opponent who will do everything to overcome last week, for us it starts all over again.”

This update comes as a huge boost and will surely leave van Bronckhorst buzzing as it gives him plenty of options to pick from heading into the clash with Red Star Belgrade.

It means that he can chop and game his XI if he feels the need to, with the Gers back in action on Sunday against Dundee FC in the Premiership. He may want to rotate his starting line-up or look to maximise his ability to make five substitutions this evening by making a host of early changes if Rangers are still in control of the tie at half-time – allowing his players to be fresh for the weekend.

Whereas, if he had a number of injury issues to contend with then he would not be able to spread the load out amongst the squad and would end up with fatigued players heading into the match against Dundee.

This is, therefore, a huge boost overall, but van Bronckhorst