Murty claims Morelos has a chip on his shoulder ahead of Celtic clash

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Rangers will hope to see Alfredo Morelos back amongst the goals against Celtic at Ibrox on Sunday.

Interim Rangers manager Graeme Murty has told The Scotsman that striker Alfredo Morelos has a chip on his shoulder and a point to prove against Celtic this weekend.

Rangers have enjoyed a blistering start to 2018, winning nine of their ten games in all competitions to close the gap at the top of the Scottish Premiership table to just six points.

Given that Rangers take on Old Firm rivals and league leaders Celtic this weekend, they can cut the gap to just three points, and hand Celtic a title challenge they weren’t expecting.

Last time out, Rangers were exceptional in front of goal once again, this time beating Falkirk 4-1 in the Scottish Cup, with Jason Cummings bagging a hat-trick.

Whilst the January signing was in top form in front of goal, the same couldn’t be said of strike partner Alfredo Morelos, who endured a frustrating afternoon at Ibrox.

The Colombian hitman missed a number of chances to score, and looked visibly frustrated at the final whistle having to failed to find the net.

Morelos, 20, has been a sensation this season, scoring 17 times in 34 games for Rangers, and he will look to add to that tally against Celtic on Sunday afternoon.

Now, Rangers boss Graeme Murty has told The Scotsman that Morelos has a chip on his shoulder and a point to prove after failing to score against Falkirk, and he will be looking to take his frustration out on Celtic this Sunday.

“I don’t think there is anything wrong with a centre forward possibly going into a big, big game with a bit of a chip on his shoulder and a bit of a point to prove,” said Murty. “Alfredo is a centre forward and centre forwards who don’t score aren’t a happy animal, they are just not. He got some good opportunities (against Falkirk) but I’ve always said that he’s going to miss chances because he keeps getting in there.”

“We’re going to create chances for him, we just need to get his ratio up. I’ve said that before when he was scoring – we can get his ratio up, we can get him sharper and we can help him get more clinical. But I think the frustration in him is because he’s just desperate to score and desperate to do well, which is a good thing for me,” he added.