Rangers captain Shankland out up to four months

Rangers skipper Lawrence Shankland faces up to four months sidelined with a hamstring tear.

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What happened. Rangers captain Lawrence Shankland will be out for up to four months due to a hamstring tear and may need surgery.

• Shankland suffered a recurrence of the injury he had at Hearts last season.
• He scored four goals in 10 Rangers appearances this season.
• He will miss Scotland's Nations League matches from late September to mid-November.

“Speaking before Wednesday's Scottish Premiership visit of St Mirren, manager Derek McInnes confirmed his 31-year-old skipper had suffered a recurrence of the injury.”

— Derek McInnes

Rangers face Celtic twice in coming weeks, and Shankland's absence will test squad depth.

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