Injury Update:. As Rangers youngster returned to action against Celtic B…I
Zak Lovelace makes Rangers return from injury for B team
The Ibrox youngster returned to action against Celtic B.
Lovelace – who had been out since October – came on in the 54th minute of the 3-0 loss to Celtic at Lennoxtown. And B team boss David McCallum has revealed regular game time in the B team is planned for the forward in a bid to get him back up to speed to join the first-team.
He said: “For Zak, he gets injured playing for the first team and that’s where we want to get him back to.
“This is his first step back to that, we always had a plan to play him today for 30 minutes that was the return to play we were working towards.
“We are pleased for that.”
Philippe Clement previously confirmed Lovelace would rejoiun the first team at Ibrox after building up his fitness with the B team.
He said: “Lovelace needs to make steps with the B-Team first to return after three months out. He will then progress to some training sessions with us.”
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The talented teenager was handed a first start for the first team under Steven Davis in the 3-0 win over St Mirren in October.
After an impressive start to the match, Lovelace had to be stretchered off injured with what appeared to be a hamstring problem.
Lovelace had been instrumental in the opener in Paisley as Ryan Strain handled a fierce cross leading to a penalty and red card for the St Mirren defender.