Source: Team_Talk
Duo return to give Rangers a boost
Mendes will be named on the bench for the first time since sustaining a knee injury back in October, while Lafferty should also be involved after recovering from flu.[LNB]However, the Northern Ireland international will be the only recognised first-team striker available to manager Walter Smith.[LNB]Kris Boyd is recovering from a hernia operation and Kenny Miller is out with a hamstring injury, while Steven Naismith (hamstring) and Nacho Novo (ankle) will not return until next week.[LNB]DaMarcus Beasley (thigh) is also out this weekend and fellow American Maurice Edu (ankle) is a doubt, while Madjid Bougherra remains on international duty with Algeria at the African Nations Cup.[LNB]Gers (from): McGregor, Whittaker, Papac, Weir, Broadfoot, Fleck, Wilson, Davis, Thomson, Edu, Lafferty, Smith, Loy, Little, Ness, Mendes, Alexander, McCulloch.[LNB][LNB][LNB]
