Rangers travel to Hampden Park for the Carabao Cup final on Sunday with Philippe Clement aiming to win the competition for a second time.
The Belgian manager lifted the trophy early in his tenure with the Gers last year, beating Aberdeen 1-0 in the final, and now must beat Celtic to claim his Ibrox title Second trophy.
Rangers come into this match having held a 1-1 draw with Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur in the Europa League on Thursday night.
However, the Light Blues have suffered some injury issues against Angie Postkoglu’s side and could be missing several key players from the starting line-up.
The latest injury news from Rangers
Centre-back John Souttar was injured in the first half of the 1-1 draw at Ibrox and had to be replaced by veteran Leon Balogun.
Hamza Igamane was forced off in the second half after collapsing with his leg, but neither player was removed by medical staff.
after the gameClement did not rule out their involvement on Sunday but admitted it was too early to tell and they would have to see how Soutar and Igamane feel before the cup final.
Losing the Moroccan striker to injury ahead of the game against Celtic will be a huge blow for Rangers as he has been in excellent form of late, Five goals and one assist in all his last five appearances.
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Cyril Desales replaced him against Tottenham Hotspur, but Clement must forget about the Nigeria international and bring in another striker in Igamane’s absence through injury to replace him.
Who should replace Igamane at Rangers forward?
The Belgium boss should make Danilo, who was not included in the Tottenham draw, the starting striker for Rangers in the Carabao Cup final to replace the Moroccan ace, although he should start either way.
Regardless of whether Igamane is fit or not, Clemente should start the Brazilian star as the 22-year-old summer signing played on the left in his last Scottish Premiership game with Danilo up front – 3-0 win Over Ross County.
However, if Igamane is unavailable and Sunday’s starting spot is a direct decision between the former Feyenoord man and Desers, the former should have the upper hand.
24/25 Premier League | ||
|---|---|---|
Number of appearances | 6 | 14 |
minute | 250 | Chapter 851 |
Target | 3 | 6 |
Shots on target per game | 1.7 | 0.9 |
created huge opportunities | 3 | 2 |
Touches per game | 23.3 | 16.9 |
Statistics via Sofascore | ||
As you can see in the table above, Danilo has finished ninth in the Premier League for Rangers since returning from injury recently.
Brazilian generator, described as ‘Exciting’ talent Michael Beale offers a greater threat in front of goal than Desers, and despite playing fewer games and playing fewer minutes per game, he touches the ball more, takes more shots, and creates ” Big opportunity.”
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It suggests the former Eredivisie striker is more likely to feature at the top of the pitch in this weekend’s Carabao Cup final at Hampden Park, which is why he should replace Igamane rather than Desais.
