Crocked Rossiter backed to recover
GRAEME MURTY has backed Jordan Rossiter to take positive strides on the road to recovery at Rangers despite suffering another injury setback.
The midfielder has made just 10 appearances for the Light Blues since making the move from Liverpool as he has spent the majority of the last two campaigns out of action.
Rossiter stepped up his latest recovery bid when he turned out for the Gers second string in their win over Valencia last week.
And Murty hopes the ankle knock he sustained won’t derail him as he looks to return to first-team action before the end of the season.
He said: “Jordan made a tackle in Spain, where he played 60 minutes for the 20s and had a really good game. He rolled his ankle and had a football collision. It is not a structural or underlying thing, it is an impact.
“It is something you don’t want to take out of his game because he is a competitive, combative midfield player and it is a key part of his game that he has to feel free to do.
“I am pleased that he felt free to do that and I am sorry that it has given him a bit of a setback but hopefully it is nothing too serious and we can move him forward because he was making really good steps. Hopefully we will get it checked and it is nothing serious.
“The plan is to get him involved with the group. He trained with the group and was looking good and it is about getting him meaningful minutes and making sure we give him a level and a volume that is commensurate to being a first team footballer.
“We are doing the same with Lee Wallace at the moment and building him up gradually. We will make a decision on where he is and when to bring him back in.
“We will do the same with Jordan.”