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Mark McDougall

Alfredo Morelos earns UEFA accolade as Rangers star puts in stunning Antwerp showing

He was involved in four out of the five goals scored by Rangers and now Alfredo Morelos has flown up the UEFA rankings.

The Colombian striker scored once, set up two and won a penalty for another during his time on the pitch as the Ibrox side ran out 5-2 winners against Antwerp.

It was 9-5 on aggregate and Morelos had played a big part in eight of the goals over the two legs with Steven Gerrard branding it his best performance of the season.

Morelos had some struggles at the start of the year but is hitting form at the perfect time with five goals in his last seven games and is looking dangerous every week.

And now he's flown up the UEFA Fedex ratings for the Europa League which ranks the best players in the tournament via stats.

He's been declared a 'fast riser' on it and now ranks ahead of the likes of Harvey Barnes, Eran Zahavi and James Maddison in the list.

He's just behind Leverkusen’s Mousas Diaby while Bruno Fernandes leads the rankings.

The full top 10 consists of four Manchester United players with Marcus Rashford, Harry Maguire and Aaron Wan Bissaka also involved.

Morelos is also up for the player of the week award against Tottenham's Dele Alli, Arsenal star Pierre Emerick Aubameyang and Molde goalkeeper Andreas Linde.

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