Nico Raskin posts social media message amid Rangers vs Celtic absence

Nico Raskin sent a message of support to Rangers amid his absence from the squad for the derby match against Celtic.

The Ibrox midfielder - recently called up to the Belgium squad - was left out of Russell Martin's matchday squad to face Celtic on Sunday.

Raskin was not present in the stadium for the match either, with pundit Kris Boyd suggesting he had been "banished from Ibrox".

On Sky Sports ahead of kick-off the pundit stated: "When you go back to when he left Standard Liege to come to Rangers, there are similar themes.

"They had had enough of him as well and moved him to the B team.

Nico Raskin shared a message on his social media (Image: Instagram) "I don't know what is going on at the training centre or that right now, but in terms of people questioning managers and being opinionated, I think it is something you need to deal with, and there is maybe a lack of that in the dressing room.

"If there is only one person doing it then it might be a case that you feel he is going against you.

"Russell Martin has taken the decision today to not only leave him out his starting XI but to banish him from the stadium altogether.

"He is not here."

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Despite the situation over Raskin's absence, he posted a message of support to Rangers ahead of the derby showdown as he watched from home.

On his personal Instagram account, he wrote: "Let's go the team💪💙".

Asked on BBC Sportsound whether Raskin has played his last match for Rangers, Martin said:  "I don't know. Who knows?

"It's not about me or Nico. It's not a personal thing at all. All my energy is on [the team]."