Steven Gerrard makes Alfredo Morelos admission as Rangers brace for new Lille transfer offer

Steven Davis after the midfielder equalled Pat Jennings' record of 119 Northern Ireland caps. Davis is unlikely to recall the scoreline fondly as his side fell to a 5-1 Nations League defeat against Norway in Belfast, but Gerrard was impressed with the commitment shown by his player during the match.

Steven Gerrard has revealed injured strike duo Cedric Itten and Jermain Defoe have used the international break to bring themselves back into contention for a first team berth. Veteran striker Defoe has been out since July after sustaining a pre-season hamstring injury against Motherwell while Itten suffered a calf kock that left a Switzerland call-up in tatters.

James Tavernier needs to win a trophy before he gets the credit he deserves as Rangers captain. But he insists the right back is his dream player because of how he conducts himself and how reliable he is at the club.

Alfredo Morelos has even left the building.As the seemingly exit-bound striker watches on from afar, a Rangers side for which he was so long the focal point is being forced to evolve.Steven Gerrard admits, as far as the Colombian's future is concerned, he's taking things day by day.His eventual whereabouts, after all, is out of the manager's hands.Where he cannot, and has not, been so relaxed is in preparing for life after Morelos.The successive arrivals of Kemar Roofe and Cedric Itten were a

Steven Gerrard has bolstered his attack with the capture of Cedric Itten and Kemar Roofe, acquisitions which look set to cover the possible departure of Alfredo Morelos.

Steven Gerrard clearly doesn't want that to happen. And that's why he's enlisted former Liverpool team-mate Dejan Lovren to look after Ibrox left-back Borna Barisic while he's away with Croatia.

Alfredo Morelos to still be a Rangers player after the coming international break despite intense transfer speculation. The Colombian striker was left out of the Light Blues' Premiership clash against Kilmarnock last week after Gerrard noticed a dip in his application in training.

Cedric Itten is set to spend two weeks out with a calf complaint. The summer arrival from St Gallen was a notable absentee from Steven Gerrard 's squad to face Hamilton Accies on Saturday evening.

Alfredo Morelos to the Rangers squad.The Colombian was missing from the starting 11 and substitutes in last weekend's win over Kilmarnock and his manager claimed he lacked focus in training amid speculation of a move to Lille.Between the sticks Jon McLaughlin hasn't conceded in the league since he started standing in for regular No.1 Allan McGregor and the pair of keepers will compete for the starting slot.Leon Balogun is back from a quad strain but the comeback target for Joe Aribo (ankle) and

Alfredo Morelos has "refocused" on life at Rangers and the manager will decide today if he will be part of Saturday's squad to face Hamilton.The striker was dropped for the 2-0 win over Kilmarnock last weekend after the manager took issue with his application in training and matches.Gerrard had previously admitted his star striker had his "head turned" by a transfer offer from Lille.The £16m bid was rejected but the player himself was keen on the move and had agreed personal terms.And with

Rangers should be compelled to spend every penny of a potential Ryan Kent transfer fee. The former Ibrox star has warned it's not the season for "cheap replacements" as Leeds United remain interested in the winger.Steven Gerrard's side are bidding to stop rivals Celtic winning a historic 10 In A Row but are attracting interest in their star players.Alfredo Morelos looks close to the exit door while Leeds could return with an improved offer for Kent.

Alfredo Morelos made it an "easy decision" to drop him from the squad to face Kilmarnock.Morelos was omitted from the starting 11 and substitutes against the Ayrshire side as Kemar Roofe and Ryan Kent scored the goals in a 2-0 home win.It comes after the manager revealed he "had his head turned" in recent weeks after transfer speculation linking him with a move to Lille.And after the match he issued his most scathing criticism yet as he revealed it was a simple call in the end after noticing the

Kemar Roofe saw his name in lights as he scored his first goal for Rangers - even if it wasn’t spelled properly on the back of his shirt. The former Anderlecht striker had ROFFE printed on his jersey but made sure Steven Gerrard knew who he was by opening the scoring in the 50th minute as the Ibrox outfit saw off Kilmarnock comfortably to stay top of the table.

Steven Gerrard after he watched his Rangers side drop points for the first time this season. A 0-0 draw at the Tony Macaroni Arena has been met with the usual suggestions that they don't have the mentality to truly challenge Celtic at the top.

Rangers fell apart because the club thought the midfielder was overweight - according to a report in France. The Ibrox side have been frequently linked with a £2.5m move for the Amiens star but it appears to have disappeared from the radar.

Rangers side go top of the Premiership with a 3-0 win over St Johnstone - but insisted he wasn't happy with their second half display. A goal and an assist from Borna Barisic sent the Ibrox club on their way, before Joe Aribo headed in shortly after the break.