Rangers return to Premiership action on Sunday as they take on Hibernian at Ibrox, with Steven Gerrard's side still in with a chance of finishing the league season unbeaten.
The 40-year-old manager rang the changes for his side's 4-0 win against League One Cove Rangers in the Scottish Cup last time out, so will likely be back at full strength for the game against Hibs this weekend and the bookies featured at bookmaker-ratings.com have reflected this in their odds on the Champions picking up three points.
Unfortunately for Scott Arfield, that should see him drop out of the team, as his performances in recent fixtures have been far from good enough and you could definitely argue that Joe Aribo, Glen Kamara and Steven Davis are all ahead of him in the midfield pecking order on current form.
The Canadian international started the game against Cove Rangers but failed to provide a goal or an assist in the 90 minutes to continue his recent barren run. The 32-year-old's last goal contribution came in the 3-2 win against Standard Liege back in December, meaning he has failed to register a single goal or assist in 2021 thus far.
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The former Burnley man has made 25 appearances in the Premiership so far this season and has averaged a less than impressive 6.65 WhoScored rating for his performances, which ranks him as the worst performer in Gerrard's squad of those who have made at least five starts in the Scottish top flight.
Despite his poor run of form, Gerrard was full of praise for Arfield earlier this year, saying: "Scott epitomises what we want. Out of possession he shows grit, he shows fight, he’s there for you and in possession, he’s always available.
“He stands up to be counted at important times, so we’re extremely happy with Scott at the moment.”
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However, the former Liverpool captain will surely be aware that the midfielder's performances have declined in recent months and therefore he should drop him against Hibernian in order to give his team the best chance of picking up all three points and continuing the unbeaten run.
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