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Steven Gerrard gives Rangers stars all-clear to travel home amidst coronavirus mayhem

Steven Gerrard has given his Rangers stars the all-clear to travel home in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

The boss has decided it's better for his Light Blues stars to hunker down with their loved ones back home rather than staying in Glasgow if they wish to do so.

It means Gerrard could allow top-scorer Alfredo Morelos to return to Colombia while Borna Barisic and Nikola Katic may fly back to Croatia together.

Canadian star Sonia O'Neill has already flown home from the Rangers women's team setup and Romanian winger Ianis Hagi, Sweden's Filip Helander and American Matt Polster may follow suit from Gerrard's side.

The manager himself, meanwhile, will carry on splitting his time between his family home on Merseyside and Glasgow.

A statement given to PA said: "Rangers, like most British clubs, have players on individual programmes.

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"Players from out-with the UK have been allowed to return home but are on strict programming including diet recording.

"Some players have decided not to return home and have remained in Glasgow.

"The club's management are in daily dialogue with each player and are monitoring the ongoing situation regarding the virus.

"The manager will continue to balance his time between Glasgow and home during this period of uncertainty."

O'Neill posted a message on Twitter thanking Ibrox chiefs for arranging her flights across the Atlantic.

The Toronto-born Venezuela international said: "A huge thank you to the staff of @RangersWFC for getting me on the next flight home.

"Extremely thankful to be home, it's crazy to see how many people are stuck overseas but I hope to be back in Glasgow soon and this all passes over."

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