Danny Rohl confirms Rangers injury blow ahead of St Mirren trip
Danny Rohl has confirmed that Mohamed Diomande will miss Rangers’ upcoming Scottish Premiership clash against St Mirren F.C. due to injury.
Rangers F.C. are set to travel to the SMiSA Stadium on Sunday for a televised league encounter, but the midfielder will not be part of the matchday squad.
Speaking during his press conference on Friday morning, Rohl confirmed that Diomande will be unavailable for the trip to Paisley. The midfielder featured for around 70 minutes in last weekend’s dramatic Scottish Cup defeat to Celtic F.C., where Rangers were knocked out following a penalty shootout.
However, the injury sustained means he will now sit out Sunday’s league fixture.
“Diomande will not be available on Sunday, but everyone else will be,” Rohl confirmed when addressing the media ahead of the match.
The fixture comes during a turbulent period for St Mirren, who recently saw their manager Stephen Robinson depart the club to take up a role with Aberdeen F.C..
With Robinson leaving alongside assistant Brian Kerr, the Paisley side will be led by an interim coaching team for the visit of Rangers. Jamie Langfield, Craig McLeish and Allan McManus have temporarily taken charge of first-team duties while the club searches for a permanent replacement.
Despite the disruption surrounding their opponents, Rohl insists his side remain fully focused on the task ahead as they look to bounce back and regain momentum.
“This week we’ve been really focused again,” he said. “Training has been good and we will be ready to go again on Sunday.”
The Rangers boss emphasised the importance of returning to winning ways after the disappointment of their cup exit.
“It’s our job now to regain momentum,” he added. “We want to show in the next game that we can win and then continue winning again.
“We have to concentrate on ourselves on Sunday. We must play our game and stick to our style. We have already beaten strong teams this season, and I’m confident we can do it again.”
Rangers will now aim to respond positively in Paisley as they continue their Scottish Premiership campaign without the injured Diomande.
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