Clement finally reveals why he isn’t picking Rangers’ Dujon Sterling | OneFootball

The Dujon Sterling story at Rangers has certainly been a curious one, with his getting no minutes early last season before then-new manager Philippe Clement put him straight into the first team.

This past two months have seen a change, with the midfielder signing a new contract and then disappearing from the first team almost entirely, and Clement has sought to finally, and apparently definitively clarify what’s going on with the ex-Chelsea man.

He said:

The last time Sterling started was late last month.

Clement went on:

Very curious how Sterling receives this scrutiny but other players, underperforming, get nothing like it from the manager.

He finished:

Clement’s (English) language and communication are clearly not terribly good – the Belgian is trying to say Sterling had a niggling injury the past two months, stopping him being at his best, and now he has to prove his fitness.

This seems fair enough, but the moment Oscar Cortes was fit again he was thrown straight into the deep end, no questions asked – James Tavernier’s form has been far from great but he’s never accountable.

We guess we’ll just see now if Sterling finally breaks back into Rangers’ first team under this manager.