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Wasteful strikers give Rangers manager Michael Beale cause for worry

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Danilo was on target but a string of chances were missed by the Rangers strike force
Danilo was on target but a string of chances were missed by the Rangers strike force
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There is a significant difference between not scoring and not scoring enough. Rangers signed a batch of forward players in the summer to replace the outgoing Alfredo Morelos, Antonio Colak and Fashion Sakala and all are off the mark already.

Danilo and Cyriel Dessers both claimed their second goals for the club in the narrow Viaplay Cup win over Morton on Saturday, while Sam Lammers and Abdallah Sima were also on target in earlier games. There is an expectation on Danilo and Dessers, in particular, to find the net with unerring regularity given their advanced roles within the line-up and both could have cause to be feeling relatively satisfied with their start to life at a new club in a new country. A return of