‘A special player’, ‘doing an awful lot’: Teammate blown away by Rangers on-loan ace

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Glasgow Rangers loanee Jamie Murphy has made quite an impact away from Ibrox following his temporary January switch.

Murphy is currently at English League One side Burton Albion, where he has claimed four goals and one assist in just six games.

The 30-year-old joined Rangers back in January 2018, initially on loan from Brighton before penning a permanent contract at Ibrox in the summer.

However, things took a sad turn in August of that year when the £1million signing suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury, which ruled him out for most of the 2018-19 season.

Having left Ibrox on loan last month, Murphy is now producing some of the best football of his career in the English midlands.

Burton ace John Brayford told the official Brewers club website: “I think you can just see the quality and what he’s got when he’s on the ball.

“We need to get the ball out to him as much as we can because we know he can create things. He’s a special player, Murph, and he’s doing an awful lot for the team at the moment. We’re lucky to have him here for the season.”

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It’s such a shame that Murphy’s dream move to Rangers was so severely disrupted by his ACL injury, but it’s great to see the player now in such good form.

Murphy’s contract at Ibrox will take him to the summer of 2021, so everyone connected with the club will be hoping he can kick on this season and in the summer ahead of a big 2020-21 campaign.

Rangers’ Old Firm rivals have already claimed one of three domestic trophies this season and are in pole position for a second one, so Gerrard and co will likely have to regroup in the off-season, and a Murphy back to his best would be a key asset in the hunt for silverware next term.