Rangers' Souttar and Cornelius face spells out

Scottish Premiership: Rangers v Livingston

Venue: Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Date: Saturday, 22 November Time: 15:00 GMT

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Rangers' Derek Cornelius, Mikey Moore and John Souttar face spells out with muscle injuries, while striker Youssef Chermiti is struggling to make Saturday's visit of Livingston.

Head coach Danny Rohl also revealed back-up goalkeeper Liam Kelly has an issue and young midfielder Bailey Rice could be out for "a long while".

"Before the international break we had nearly no injuries," Rohl explained.

"John is out with a muscle injury. We have to wait [to see] how long. Mikey's out with a muscle injury. How long, it's difficult to say at the moment.

"Derek has to go to a specialist, again with a muscle injury. Youssef is a big question mark, he got a kick. Liam is a big question mark."

Rohl, who "hopes" Souttar and Moore will feature again before the end of 2025, said he was pleased for Souttar and Connor Barron for helping Scotland reach the World Cup finals, a first since 1998 for the men's team.

And he said of Scotland Under-21 cap Rice, who has undergone surgery: "Bailey got the injury last week in the training, muscle injury, he'll be out for a long while."

Defender Dujon Sterling is nearing a return from a long period out with an Achilles problem while winger Findlay Curtis could also be back soon.

The absence of Cornelius and Souttar leaves Nasser Djiga as Rangers' only other regularly selected central defender for the Scottish Premiership meeting with Livi, though captain and right-back James Tavernier has filled in at centre-back in the past.

Centre-back Emmanuel Fernandez has played three times since his summer arrival, scoring once.