UEFA have highlighted Connor Goldson's impressive Europa League form for Rangers with the defender topping a key stat.

The Ibrox defender - who is out of contract in the summer - has excelled on the European stage with Rangers into the quarter-finals stage.

And Giovanni van Bronckhorst will be hoping Goldson can continue his excellent displays both in Europe and domestically as we enter the crucial closing stages of the season.

The UEFA Europa League Twitter account today revealed Goldson is the top ball recovery player in the tournament. 

He has won the ball back 60 times on the European stage - six times more than his closest rival Marcao at Galatasaray.

It's another boost for Goldson during the international break with the defender ending the recent block of fixtures by scoring the winner over Dundee.

And while he's focused on resting up in the break,  Goldson has already set his sights on a flawless run when fixtures return next month.

He said: “We’ll have a good few days training this week and then have a bit of a break.

“I think it will be needed. There were a lot of tough games over this month and a lot of tough games coming next month.

“But that’s why you’re at a big football club, for these tough games. We know what we need to put in.

“We said a few weeks ago we had 10 cup finals - we’ve got seven left. If we want to win the league, we know how we need to be and how big our results have to be.

“We need to go on and win every one. So we need to rest up, get a bit of a break and then come back for a crazy month.”