Who is Tony Weston? Rangers goal sensation smashing records as calls grow for first team chance

Cedric Itten squandered another chance to stake a claim for a Rangers first team return as the Swiss misfit fired another blank for the second string.

But the same certainly can’t be said of the man - sorry, kid - who replaced 28-year-old frontman in the Glasgow Cup tie against Queen’s Park.

Itten was hooked at half-time in the weekend ‘B’ team clash against Celtic and was substituted again, this time on the hour mark, against the Spiders.

And that was all the time his replacement Tony Weston needed to fire a double and take his tally for the season to a staggering 35 goals.

Given the way the young Scouser’s season has gone so far, it was hardly a surprise to ‘B’ team boss David McCallum.

He told the club’s website: “(Tony’s) goals this season tell you that he just finds his way to sniff opportunities and being in the right place at the right time – I’m delighted for him.”

Weston, who hails from the same Huyton area of Liverpool as former Gers boss Steven Gerrard, joined the club on a three-year deal from Blackpool in the summer of 2020.

And fans are now asking when they might see the hot-shot make the step up to Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s after his latest scoring exploits.

Many took to Twitter and one wrote: “Tony Weston has smashed in 35 goals so far this season for our ‘B’ squad - more than double the next player and 22 more than Juan Alegria. Young lad is on flames.”

Another said: “Surely can’t be long until Tony Weston gets a chance with the first team, even on the bench. Kid is just banging in goals.”

Others highlighted the fact he had upstaged Itten, one saying: “Wee Tony Weston came on for Itten on 61 min and still managed to bag a brace against Queen’s Park. I’m sorry but I don’t see much hope for Itten