Overview
- Rangers manager Derek McInnes confirmed that Lawrence Shankland has a hamstring tear and is likely to miss three to four months of action.
- Shankland pulled up and left Saturday’s 1-0 win over Motherwell after about seven minutes and travelled to London for an ultrasound to decide between surgery or conservative rehab.
- The expected absence rules Shankland out of Scotland’s upcoming Nations League fixtures, denying the new coach the chance to assess him this autumn.
- Rangers have already lost Youssef Chermiti to a season‑long ACL injury so the club will accelerate Kevin Kelsy’s integration and give Bojan Miovski and Ryan Naderi increased minutes.
- Shankland’s setback is a recurrence of a similar hamstring problem from last season which makes the club cautious about recovery timelines and raises the risk of rehabilitation delays or further treatment decisions.