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McCoist impressed by Aluko Ally McCoist plans to extend Sone Aluko's trial period with Rangers after revealing he has been impressed by the former Aberdeen winger so far. Aluko spent this week training with the rest of the first-team squad at Murray Park as they prepare for Saturday`s visit of St Johnstone, and the Ibrox boss wants more time to assess the player before deciding whether to offer him a contract. Aluko has been without a club since his Dons contract expired at the end of last season but McCoist says the player has lived up to expectations over the last few days. He said: "Sone Aluko has trained with us this week and he showed up very well, as we expected him to. "We are going to have a chat with Sone and his agents and possibly keep him here for another four or five days training. "He seems to be enjoying it and we are certainly enjoying having him. "Sone is one of those players who has pace to take on a man and beat him. "He can play on either side and can probably play in the hole as well. He gives us that kind of option. "He definitely has talent, there is no doubt about that, particularly in the games that he played for Aberdeen against ourselves. "We always felt he did very well and that's exactly what he has shown us in training. He has shown us what a good player he can be." Rangers are also set to take Indian strikers Sunil Chhetri and Jeje Lalpekhlua on trial, with both players on the scoresheet for their country in a friendly win over Malaysia in midweek. McCoist has a number of players unavailable to face St Johnstone this weekend. Gregg Wylde is suspended for the clash at Ibrox, while Sasa Papac, David Weir, Lee Wallace, Kyle Bartley and David Healy are all sidelined through injury. Better news for the Rangers boss is the return of Jamie Ness, who is set to be added to the squad after recovering from a groin problem but is unlikely to start. McCoist is hoping to avoid a post-international break slump after being held to a draw by St Mirren after the last hiatus. He said: "Time will tell on that one. We didn't have as many away as we normally have. "We have not been ourselves after one or two of the international breaks. "I'm loathe to take any praise away from St Mirren, because they played very well against us, but we weren't ourselves in that game." St Johnstone full-back Dave Mackay will take confidence from his side`s win at Celtic Park and general away form as they look for an Old Firm double at Ibrox. Mackay scored the only goal as St Johnstone kickstarted their season at Parkhead in August. And he is determined to take the game to league leaders Rangers this weekend. "We'll go and give it a go," the former Dundee and Livingston player said. "We showed at Parkhead - it was a great result. But we had to be at the top of our game and Celtic maybe had a bit of an off day. "You need a bit of luck as well to go to these places and come away with a result." He continued: "Hopefully we can do the double, but it's going to be tough. They are top of the league by quite a margin for a good reason. "But we have to be positive and try to take something from the game." The match sees Steve Lomas take charge of the team for the first time and Mackay has noticed a positive impact on St Johnstone's fully-fit squad since the manager came in to replace Derek McInnes. "I've had plenty of managers and it's always the same scenario," the 31-year-old said. "It doesn't matter how well you're doing. He comes in and is going to look at everybody. "In terms of training, everyone has been flying. You can see the players who haven't been playing, it has given them a wee bit of life. "Everybody starts with a clean slate and you have got to make sure you are playing well enough." end