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Graeme Young

Charlie Nicholas turns Rangers axe man with mammoth Michael Beale warning to ditch star who'll 'choke him'

Insistent Charlie Nicholas is adamant Alfredo Morelos' Rangers career must come to an end after Sunday's 2-1 defeat to Celtic.

The Colombian was left miffed by his substitution in the 77th minute after pulling back a consolation but the former Parkhead star has urged the Michael Beale to call time on the striker with months remaining on his Ibrox deal. Morelos found the net but Nicholas was left seriously unimpressed with Rangers' talisman during the Viaplay Cup Final. And he reckons the boundless energy of Celtic key pair Daizen Maeda and Kyogo showed Morelos' limitations.

Nicholas has told Beale and former boss Steven Gerrard the faith in the club's record European goalscorer should be ended or it could end up choking the Englishman. Speaking in his Express column, he said: "The League Cup must surely be Alfredo Morelos's final stand. I don't know why Michael Beale has stood by him for so long. Steven Gerrard did the same thing. Time after time and red card after red card.

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