Kenny Dalglish is adamant Alfredo Morelos' Rangers team-mates must do more to ease the striker's burden of responsibility.
And the Scotland legend has issued a firm "back off" message to the striker's critics.
Dalglish believes there's too much negativity directed at the Colombian and insists Rangers' title bid cannot rest solely on his shoulders.
Steven Gerrard's side have been uncharacteristically sloppy at the back in recent weeks and that's an issue the 68-year-old says needs to be resolved quickly.
He wrote in the Sunday Post: "Alfredo Morelos has been in the headlines over the past week for a variety of reasons.
"Some it has not been of his own making.
"One way or another, plenty of it has still to be unravelled and that's why I'd prefer to keep my nose out of it and concentrate on what he's been doing on the park.
"In the past seven months, he has made an outstanding contribution to Rangers.
"Sure, he has missed a few sitters and he got a wee bit of verbal abuse for missing a chance against Aberdeen last weekend.
"But show me a striker in the land that hasn't missed a glaring opportunity at some stage of his career.
"Yet again, however, it comes down to people preferring to highlight negatives and be critical, rather than concentrate on the good things he's done.
"What about the ones he has put away in this campaign? And I'm certain Morelos will score a few crackers between now and the end of May.
"Whether that will be enough to win the league title for Rangers remains to be seen.
"But it would be totally unfair to put everything on Alfredo's shoulders.
"He needs help, and both the Colombian and Rangers could have done without Jermain Defoe being sidelined by injury right now.
"At the other end of the field, Rangers need to stop losing sloppy goals and get back to being solid in defence."
