Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Winger wants to prove his worth
MICHAEL O’Halloran i s desperate t o prove his worth t o Rangers after returning from a loan spell at St Johnstone.
The winger found himself surplus to requirements under former Gers boss Pedro Caixinha and made a temporary return to his former club.
Despite five goals in his first six games back at Saints, Caixinha continued to insist O’Halloran was “not the type of player Rangers needs” — a claim the 27-year-old is determined to disprove under new boss Graeme Murty.
O’Halloran said: “I had to go out and get games because I wasn’t playing here.
“I knew that I was going somewhere where I was going to play and that I felt comfortable. It was good to go back there and I made a good start.
“I then had a little injury which kind of derailed me a wee bit, which was disappointing. I rushed myself back and ended up doing it a little bit worse. I’d probably have gone on and scored a few more goals if I’d have been fit.
“I got back playing again at the end and it was a really good time for me.”
O’Halloran rejoined the Gers squad on their tour of Florida during the Scottish league’s winter break — “It’s not a bad start this time round,” he remarked.
He added: “I feel comfortable (at Rangers) and everyone had been brilliant with me since day one.
“I think for me, it’s the run of games and I never really got that. It was two games here, then three games there.
“It’s hard to get a bit of momentum going so, hopefully, this time I can show the manager what I can do and play as regularly as I can.
“For me it’s important I come and show what I’ve done at St Johnstone and do that for Rangers as well.”