Michael Beale says he’s confident Nico Raskin will win his race against time to be declared fit for next week’s Old Firm showdown.
The 22-year-old former Standard Liege ace was forced to withdraw from Belgian Under-21 duty last week after missing Rangers’ win over Motherwell with a thigh strain. The midfielder has since returned to light training in Glasgow but will be absent again as Beale’s side take on Dundee United at Ibrox this afternoon.
However, his boss is keeping fingers crossed that he’ll be back in action in time to take on Ange Postecoglou’s rampant Premiership leaders at Celtic Park next Saturday. Speaking ahead of today’s United clash, Beale said: “We’ll be missing Nico Raskin still. He’ll return to training at the start of next week. He’s racing ahead with his rehab but it’s too early for him. Young Leon King’s still missing and I think that’s it. Everyone else is available. “It was an issue that came up within the 24 hours before the Motherwell game, a problem with Nico’s thigh.
