Rangers injury blow as Fernandez out & Chermiti 'cannot really walk'

Danny Rohl confirmed a major double injury blow <i>(Image: PA)</i>
Danny Rohl confirmed a major double injury blow (Image: PA)
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Rangers are without Youssef Chermiti and Emmanuel Fernandez in their match against Kilmarnock.

The key players were absent from the squad for the Scottish Premiership fixture at Ibrox.

Dujon Sterling was also missing, and manager Danny Rohl had no January signings involved.

Rohl explained on Rangers TV the reasons behind the absences.

He said: "Dujon was clear, we have to manage him to come through the next game.

"To have a double game in 72 hours, it's too tough and we have to decide and manage him.

"Manny and Youssef, unfortunately, they are not available."

The manager went further to detail the reasons for the absences.

"Manny has a little bit small issues with his knee," he said. "I think he played a lot of minutes, it's tough we miss him because we were really on fire.

"Youssef, I think it was the second half against Hibs, there was a bad foul on him and he has a big cut.

"We had to stitch him with seven stitches, he cannot really walk at the moment."

Starting XI: Butland, Tavernier, Djiga, Souttar, Meghoma, Raskin, Diomande, Aasgaard, Moore, Gassama, Miovski.

Subs: Kelly, Wright, Aarons, Rommens, Chukwuani, Antman, Bajrami, Skov Olsen, Naderi.

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