It may only have been a two-minute run-out but Ryan Jack appreciates just how precious every one of those seconds back in action felt for returning Rangers star John Souttar.
The Scotland defender was at last able to make his competitive home debut for his new club in Saturday’s win over Kilmarnock after seven long months of injury frustration. It’s a turmoil Jack knows only too well having completed his own 12-month trek back to fitness this time last year.
But what’s all the more remarkable is that Souttar has found the strength of will to walk this lonely road now four times. The 26-year-old arrived from Hearts in the summer having ruptured his Achilles three times at Tynecastle. But from what Jack has seen of this unshakeable character, no one should be in any doubt about his ability to bounce back.
