Michael Beale has confirmed six first-team Rangers stars have returned to training in a major injury boost ahead of the match against Hearts.

The Ibrox side had been hit by a host of injury concerns ahead of the trip to Hibs with Beale citing 12 players unavailable for the 3-1 win.

Alfredo Morelos and Glken Kamara had picked up knocks in training, with Rabbi Matondo on the bench but unable to play.

Scott Wright was ruled unavailable overnight and Scott Arfield played through the pain barrier in the capital.

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However, ahead of the midweek match against Hibs, Borna Barisic, Antonio Colak, Morelos, Kamara, Wright and Matondo have all trained.

Beale confirmed in his press conference: "Barisic, Morelos, Kamara, Wright, Matondo, Colak all returned to training today.

"We will rotate across the next two games."

Beale had explained after the Hibs match that the squad had been majorly depleted by injury, commenting: "The mentality of the group was absolutely fantastic because the preparation couldn’t have been any worse.

"We lost Alfredo and Glen in training, Rabbi was on the bench but unable to come on.

"Scott Wright we lost overnight, Arfield came on but was playing through a problem.

"Coming to the game and knowing Hibs’ form I thought it might be interesting because we probably had 12 unavailable."

He added: "We had no Helander, Davies, Goldson, or Barisic in the backline, then no Davis, Lawrence, Roofe, Tillman, Kent, Morelos, Colak.

"For us to put out a team like we did today shows strength in depth."

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