There's a Rangers whisper that WILL be in Michael Beale's head and it will sound CRAZY to punters – Kenny Miller

As a fully paid-up member of the strikers’ union, I can’t quite believe what I’m about to write.

But when picking his Rangers team for the Scottish Cup semi-final against Celtic, I think Michael Beale will be pondering whether to play one or not. That might sound crazy to supporters who fully expect Alfredo Morelos to lead the line at Hampden. But believe me, it’s something the manager will be considering. It will be in his head, 100 per cent.

Morelos isn’t producing enough for the team right now. He just isn’t firing Has he been awful? Recently, no. Previously, he had been – that’s when Michael spoke about him publicly. Weeks ago, Michael said he needed more from him. And he’s probably got a little bit, to be fair. But not enough to suggest that he’s going to have a major impact on this semi-final.

So do you pick him just for the sake of having a proper striker up there? Or do you try to find a different way to beat Celtic? Of course, it will depend on how Michael wants to play. Up until now he has effectively been playing with two strikers. At Celtic Park for the last Old Firm game it was Morelos and Malik Tillman with Fashion Sakala on the bench. This time, he could decide to leave Morelos out and go with Tillman and Sakala up top.

If he does, those two will need to initiate Rangers’ pressing game. Remember, that actually worked well in the league fixture, despite losing 3-2. Their system off the ball – with Todd Cantwell and Ryan Kent behind them on either side – was excellent.

The issue for Michael will be if he drops Morelos and loses the game. If he goes into it without a recognised centre-forward, a guy who has over 100 goals for the club and is Rangers’ top all-time European scorer? He’ll be on a hiding to