Bruno Alves and Ryan Jack are available for Rangers as they host Partick Thistle in the Scottish Premiership on Saturday.

Defender Alves returns from suspension while midfielder Jack had a red card received against Kilmarnock rescinded earlier this week.

Caretaker manager Graeme Murty kept his own cards close to his chest when asked who will captain the side. Kenny Miller was named skipper last weekend, but Alves could take the armband on his return.

"Having been captain, I like people who are strong enough to hold others to account and I don't think that has just got to be the captain. All the players should be encouraged to do that," Murty said.

"This week we have tried to reinforce that with the players. It has been louder, more vocal and something I have really enjoyed watching. It is not just down to one voice, not just down to myself or the captain, all players are aware of it and all players can drive standards forward from the oldest to the youngest."

Rangers have already beaten Partick twice this season - once in the Scottish Premiership and once in the League Cup - but Jags striker Conor Sammon believes this weekend's visitors can get a result at Ibrox.

"We're all looking forward to getting out there and we are looking for another three points. We've had some really good games with Rangers already this season and we've run them close twice already, we really should have really won at least one of them," he told Partick's official club website.

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"That gives us a lot of belief and confidence going into the game. We know we can cause them problems if we play as well as we can and to our strengths."

Team news

Elsewhere for Rangers, Jak Alnwick has recovered from an arm injury but Lee Wallace (groin), Fabio Cardoso (broken nose), Graham Dorrans (ankle) and Jordan Rossiter (knee) remain out.

Chris Erskine is the latest injury doubt for Partick boss Alan Archibald having suffered a calf problem in training last week and he is set to skip the trip to continue his recovery.

Martin Woods made his debut off the bench last weekend, but Stuart Bannigan, Callum Booth, Mustapha Dumbuya (all knee), Christie Elliott (ankle) and Abdul Osman (shoulder) are all out.

Opta stats

Rangers have won ten of their 11 Scottish Premiership matches they have played against Partick Thistle (D1).

The Jags only Scottish Premiership point against Rangers came the last time the two sides met in the league in September at The Firhill Stadium (2-2).

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The Gers have conceded 15 goals in their last eight home games in the Scottish Premiership, as many as they had conceded in their previous 21 games at Ibrox in the competition.

Partick Thistle have won two of their last three league games (D1), as many as they had won in their 20 previous Scottish Premiership matches.

Alfredo Morelos and Graham Dorrans combined, have been directly involved in 63% of Rangers' 24 league goals this season (11 goals, 4 assists). In fact, no player in the Scottish Premiership has been directly involved in more goals than Alfredo Morelos (6 goals, 2 assists).

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