Murty yet to deal with Halliday

Rangers manager Graeme Murty has revealed he has yet to resolve the issue of Andy Halliday’s public show of dissent during last Sunday’s Scottish Cup semi-final defeat by Celtic.

The midfielder reacted angrily after being substituted by Murty before half-time at Hampden as Rangers lost 4-0.

Halliday remains in Murty’s squad for tomorrow’s Premiership game against Hearts at Ibrox, as does winger Daniel Candeias who also made his displeasure clear when replaced against Celtic.

Murty has spoken to Candeias but has surprisingly not addressed Halliday’s situation.

“I am giving Andy a bit of space at the moment,” said Murty. “He looks a little bit raw. As a human being I respect his space. But before Sunday, Andy and I will have a sit down and have a chat. It is an issue.

“I don’t have an issue with Andy in training. If I did, I would have brought it to a head. But Andy has focused in training really, really well. I commend his attitude. I will address any issue with a player, as a person, at a time I consider appropriate.

“As a human being, I regret the impact that it is going to have on Andy as a person. As a professional decision, I needed to change the shape of the team and I needed to impact the way the game was going.”