Rangers have Abdallah Sima and Dujon Sterling back in training ahead of the SPFL clash with Hibs, Philippe Clement has confirmed.
The Belgian said in his pre-match press conference on 29 March that Ross McCausland and Kieran Dowell have also been training ahead of the return to league action.
There had been recent suggestions that Brighton loanee Sima might be in contention to return for the Old Firm clash with Celtic in a week’s time, but Clement has confirmed that he and the three others are available for Hibs on Saturday (30 March), although not for 90 minutes.
The attacking star, who has scored 15 goals so far this season, has been out since January after picking up a significant hamstring issue while away on international duty.
Rangers must return to Scottish Premiership action with a result at Ibrox
At this stage of the season and with the title race so tight this game is clearly a must-win like every one, and even more so with the Old Firm derby coming up in a week’s time.
The excellent momentum Clement’s side had built up could have been derailed by a combination of the league defeat at home to Motherwell (2 March), the exit from Europe against Benfica, and then the Dundee postponement (17 March) just before the international break.
So it is vital that the Belgian gets his players back on track here to ensure, regardless of what Celtic do, there is only one result in it for the visit of Brendan Rodgers’ side next week.
The Hibees do have a dreadful recent record against Rangers but Nick Montgomery’s side are in solid form this season so they will still be a threat.
Clement has so far overseen three important wins vs Hibs in league and cup this term despite that, so will need to find a repeat this week.
