He was forced to grin and bear it as his injuries piled high. But you can see the happiness on Philippe Clement’s face now he has his smiling assassin back.The Ibrox boss made sorting his wretched Rangers crock list this summer’s No1 priority.
But it’s only now, just under three weeks from Christmas, that the big Belgian finally feels like he has the necessary options at his disposal.
Chief among those are his new twin strike threat of Hamza Igamane and Brazilian ace Danilo. It was the forward duo who got Gers off and running in Dingwall as their goals put the Light Blues two up against Don Cowie’s side.Igamane’s introduction in Glasgow was delayed as he readjusted to his new surroundings following his £1.8million move from North Africa.
As for Danilo, it’s been a year of frustration on the fitness front as he suffered a set-back in his bid to recover from a devastating knee injury.
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