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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Stewart Wilson

Rangers facing sweat over key defender ahead of Celtic League Cup final

Rangers will be eagerly awaiting news around John Souttar’s fitness.

The dominant centre-back had to be withdrawn just 35 minutes into Rangers’ Europa League clash against Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday night.

And with a huge Scottish League Cup final showdown with Celtic on Sunday, everyone of Rangers allegiance will be desperate for Souttar to be fit. 

Souttar has already made 24 appearances this season, with Robin Propper and Leon Balogun tending to alternate along side him.

Asked to provide an update after the game, manager Philippe Clement told TNT Sports: "I don't know at the moment. It's never a good thing when you need to step off in the first half. We will see in the next couple of days what is the situation. I don't have a clue for the moment."

(Image: PA) In other news, the Union Bears unveiled a banner prior to kick-off at Ibrox stating: “Make Rangers Great Again.”

It was a clear node to current USA president Donald Trump’s famous mantra whilst acknowledging the room for improvement on and off the football pitch at the Scottish Premiership giants.

(Image: TNT Sports)

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