RANGERS COULD HAVE LAST LAFF MINUS MORELOS

ALFREDO MORELOS is an enigma wrapped up in a conundrum. A hat-trick at Kilmarnock a couple of weeks ago and the Rangers striker’s smile was as broad as Fenwick Moor. A red card in Russia on Thursday and suddenly he is back to being a scowling liability. A loose cannon with a short fuse. After reaching the Europa League group stage at the first time of asking, Steven Gerrard needs no free advice from these parts. Nevertheless, starting Morelos against Celtic would be a hell of a gamble. The Rangers boss says he trusts the Colombian to avoid any repeat of his daft, needless red cards against Ufa and Aberdeen, albeit the one at Pittodrie was downgraded to yellow on appeal. The striker has already scored six goals this season and is a better player than many give him credit for. That’s why Dynamo Kiev and Bordeaux have both come calling for his services. On his day, the 22-year-old uses his Buffalo physique to give defenders a torrid time. However, knowing precisely when that day might be is the tricky part. Morelos is a player whose head has to be in the right place. And messing with it has become ridiculously easy. If he starts at Parkhead, he will be targeted relentlessly. Wound up and needled by Scott Brown. Jeered and mocked by 59,000 home fans with vivid memories of those misses last season. For any Rangers player worth the name that should be a red rag to a bull. But only if the aggression and determination is channelled intelligently. Used as it should be. And recent evidence makes it hard to say with absolute confidence that Morelos is capable of keeping the head. It’s not as if Gerrard has to look far for a tested alternative. When it comes to scoring goals against Celtic, Kyle Lafferty is the proverbial old hand. When he played for Hearts, four of his 20 goals were against the Parkhead club. Take the Morelos gamble out the equation and Rangers just might have the last Laff.