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Rangers manager Pedro Caixinha explains decision regarding Carlos Pena and Eduardo Herrera

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Pedro Caixinha’s Glasgow Rangers signed Carlos Pena and Eduardo Herrera in the summer transfer window.

Pedro Caixinha poses at the tunnel after he is unveiled as the new manager of Rangers at Ibrox Stadium on March 13, 2017 in Glasgow, Scotland.

Rangers manager Pedro Caixinha has explained to the club’s official website why Carlos Pena and Eduardo Herrera have not played much so far this season.

Pena, who is 27 years of age and operates as a midfielder, joined Rangers from Liga MX side Guadalajara in the transfer window for a fee reported by The Daily Record to be worth £2.2 million.

Herrera, who is 29 years old and plays as a forward, moved to the Gers from Mexican side Pumas in the summer for a transfer fee reported by The Daily Record to be worth £1.5m.

Neither Pena nor Herrera has played regularly for the Ibrox outfit so far this season.

Carlos Pena of Guadalajara celebrates after scoring during their Mexican Clausura 2016 tournament football match against Dorados at Chivas stadium on May 1, 2016 in Guadalajara, Mexico.

While the midfielder has made just one substitute appearance this campaign, the forward has been included in the starting lineup by Rangers manager Caixinha only once, as reported by The Scottish Sun.

Rangers manager Caixinha has explained that he is waiting for the right moment to unleash the duo.

Eduardo Herrera of Veracruz gestures during a Mexican Clausura football tournament match against Pachuca at Hidalgo stadium in Pachuca, Mexico, on February 25, 2017.

“Carlos is working hard so is Herrera,” Caixinha told Rangers’ official website. “I know them very very well and I know that they are going to help us as a team and, of course, as individual players they are going to do very good in Scottish football.

“We just need to know the exact moment to release them and give them the chance to do it. But they are really working hard and I think that they are at the same level as the others at the moment.”

Rangers have not made a great start to the 2017-18 Scottish Premiership and have picked up just four points from three matches so far.