Halliday starred for Rangers during Saturday’s 4-0 win over Dundee.
Steven Gerrard will have a number of selection dilemmas to sort ahead of Thursday’s Europa League group stage clash against Spanish giants Villarreal – but Rangers fans surprisingly want Andy Halliday to start.
The Gers face Villarreal in their opening group stage clash after going through four rounds of qualification that saw Gerrard take his side to Macedonia, Croatia, Slovenia and Russia.
Rangers being their campaign against Villarreal with both Andy Halliday and Alfredo Morelos suspended, after both players received two yellow cards in the second leg against FC Ufa. They are banned for just this match.
Borna Barisic is able to play at left-back after being cup tied for the qualification rounds and he will replace Flanagan, while Kyle Lafferty is expected to lead the line in Morelos’ place.
However, Gerrard has a number of decisions to make elsewhere – especially after a number of fringe players starred on Saturday afternoon at Ibrox as the Gers recorded their second league win of the season with a 4-0 victory over Dundee.
Halliday, 26, started and finished the match against Neil McCann’s struggling side as a holding midfielder, bossing the midfield with his intricate array of passing and desire to win the ball back when out of possession.
Some Rangers fans were so impressed with the former Middlesbrough star’s display that they want him to retain his place in the side against Villarreal, who are expected to win in Spain on Thursday night.
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