Rangers have received an injury boost with the news that Connor Goldson and Ben Davies have resumed full training.
However, Michael Beale admits it's not "100 percent" confirmed whether either defender will be ready in time to face Hibs tomorrow.
The Edinburgh outfit come to Ibrox on Thursday night in what will be Beale's bow as Gers gaffer.
The match will be the first Premiership game in over four-weeks due to the enforced early winter break.
During that time, Beale has replaced Giovanni van Bronckhorst at the helm of the club.
And the time off has allowed for some of Rangers' top players to recover further from injury without missing any more games.
While neither may feature against Lee Johnson's men, it's a welcome return for the centre-back pairing.
Addressing the media, Beale said: "They've both trained. Connor has not been available for a long time, Ben a shorter amount of time compared to Connor.
"I wouldn't say they are absolutely 100 percent for the game but they both have returned to training which is the good news.
"It's just now about getting them ready to play 90 minutes.
"I think the amount of subs you can have and also having the ability to use five in-game it gives me an option to work them back within games rather than just outside of the team."
On the importance of Goldson, Beale added: "Connor in the previous time I was here played 99 percent of the time and was a really strong part of our team.
"He was obviously vice-captain and led the teams at different times and has been hugely successful here.
"I think he is a bedrock of our team and I think the quicker we can get Connor back will make a stronger Rangers for sure."
The manager also provided positive updates on Tom Lawrence and John Souttar.
He said: "We are looking at around mid-January for Lawrence and Souttar to be returning which is good news.
"It is important we don't push any player that is not quite ready, we want them back in a good place and give everyone an opportunity to improve."
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