Tommy is right for O’Halloran

MICHAEL O’Halloran believes Tommy Wright is the manager to get the best out of him during his loan spell at St Johnstone.

The 26-year-old winger moved to Rangers from Saints in February 2016 for £500,000 but, after helping the Ibrox side to promotion from the Ladbrokes Championship, found appearances much harder to come by in the top fight.

O’Halloran has returned to McDiarmid Park until January and is looking for Wright to rekindle his form.

He said: “I came here a few years ago from Bolton and, at the time, it felt right when I spoke to the manager and again it feels right.

“He knows me as a person and how to get the best out of me as a player. I trust him and I think he trusts me, which is important.

“He knows when I need a kick up the backside or an arm round the shoulder, he knows me better than any manager.

“You also see how he is with the boys, it is such a tight group, a family club and we work hard for each other.

“The manager, the staff and the boys were a big part in me coming back and I am looking forward to it.”

O’Halloran was ostracised from the Rangers first team by Pedro Caixinha towards the end of l ast season so he was more than glad to come on at half-time in Saturday’s 2-0 friendly win against East Fife and is l ooking t o feature in the Premiership opener away to Kilmarnock on Saturday.

He said: “The last game I started was in January. I haven’t done a l ot of training sessions and pre-season has been on my own as well.

“It was good t o get training with the boys again and, hopefully, I can be involved on Saturday.”

St Johnstone manager Tommy Wright.