STEVEN GERRARD admits Lee Wallace has a fight on his hands to force his way back into the Rangers starting line-up.

The former Ibrox captain is behind Borna Barisic, Jon Flanagan and Andy Halliday in the pecking order at present.

Gerrard said: “I have to pay my respects to Lee in terms of his professionalism and how he has gone about his business while he has been injured, and also the hard work to try and get himself match fit.

“At the moment, to be really candid, he is still part of the plans while he is here, but I have better options at the moment in that position. My relationship with Lee is fine, he trains with us every day and he is pushing hard to regain his place in the team.”