Rangers selection headache: 10 different solutions to recurring problem
Bruno Alves and Fabio Cardoso
The Portuguese duo were Pedro Caixinha’s preferred pairing but haven’t played together since the League Cup semi-final in October.
Alves’ experience – and ability to speak to Cardoso in their native Portuguese – would probably make Alves the ideal partner for Cardoso in the short-term.
Despite this, neither has lived up to expectation so far and have only shown glimpses of their ability since their summer moves from Cagliari and Vitoria Setubal.
Neither has saw much action under Graeme Murty due to injury and will face a fight to get their places back together after the recent form of some of their colleagues.
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