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Josh McCafferty

Russell Martin issues double Rangers injury update ahead of Premiership opener

Russell Martin says Rangers duo Thelo Aasgaard and Hamza Igamane won't be fit to face Motherwell tomorrow evening. 

The pair missed the Ibrox side's trip to face Panathinaikos in the Champions League on Wednesday. 

A 1-1 draw on the night was enough to see Martin's men through to the third qualifying round as 3-1 aggregate winners. 

They will now face Viktoria Plzen as their path to the league phase continues. 


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The full focus this weekend, however, is on domestic action. The game against Motherwell is new boss Martin's first league clash at the helm. 

Although he will be aiming to get off to a positive start, he will be without Aasgaard and Igamane: "Thelo and Hamza will not be ready for tomorrow," said Martin at his pre-match press conference. 

"Not serious injuries, but we have to be a little bit patient."

It remains to be seen whether new signing Mikey Moore could feature at Fir Park: "Mikey Moore is a brilliant signing for the club, good for us, good for the player and good for Spurs," outlined Martin. 

"He is a super talented boy, and we are very excited.

"I want players who are desperate to come here. Mikey is excited to be here.

"We enjoy working with young players, we can help Mikey and we can help us win on the pitch.

"We are waiting on the clearance, so we will need to wait and see."

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