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Mark McDougall

Daniel Candeias shock as Rangers winger is left out of Europa League squad

Daniel Candeias has been left out of Rangers' Europa League squad to face St Joseph's in the Europa League.

The Portuguese winger has been a key player for the club since joining two seasons ago but is a shock name not included in Steven Gerrard's squad.

Candeias scored the opening goal of Sunday's 5-0 win over Oxford but won't play in the first round of the European competition.

Rangers were only able to name 22 players instead of the normal 25 due to the lack of homegrown players in their squad.

Allan McGregor is the only player named in the squad who has come through the Rangers youth system with the likes of Ross McCrorie out on loan.

Other youngsters such as Jamie Barjonas, Josh McPake, Lewis Mayo and Dapo Mebude are all available for use in the games despite not being named because of their age and homegrown status.

But Jamie Murphy is out as he continues his recovery from a serious knee injury that made him miss most of last season.

The winger is aiming for a comeback before the start of the season and could be added to the squad for the next round if Gerrard feels he is in a better place.

(Rangers/PA)

Also missing is defender Jon Flanagan who has had surgery on a hernia problem, while back-up goalkeeper Andy Firth also misses out.

All of the summer signings are included, as is Scott Arfield. The Canada captain is likely to miss out on the first leg but will be available for the second.

FULL SQUAD

GOALKEEPERS: Allan McGregor, Wes Foderingham, Andy Firth

DEFENDERS: James Tavernier, George Edmundson, Connor Goldson, Nikola Katic, Matt Polster, Borna Barisic, Andy Halliday

MIDFIELDERS: Ryan Jack, Steven Davis, Glen Kamara, Greg Docherty, Joe Aribo, Scott Arfield, Sheyi Ojo

STRIKERS: Greg Stewart, Alfredo Morelos, Jermain Defoe, Jordan Jones, Jake Hastie

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