'Kelsy will have to step up to plate in Shankland absence'

Former Rangers goalkeeper Cammy Bell says the club's big-money signing Kevin Kelsy must step up in Lawrence Shankland's absence. Scotland striker Shankland went off in the early stages of Saturday's 1-0 win over Motherwell, with manager Derek McInnes later saying it appears to be a "significant" hamstring injury. Shankland was replaced by Ryan Naderi, who scored Rangers' winner against the Steelment, but Bell believes it will be Kelsy - signed from Portland Timbers on deadline day for a reported fee of £9m - who McInnes trusts to lead the line going forwards. "You pay £9m for Kevin Kelsy, so you naturally think that he's going to be the one that's going to come in," Bell said, speaking on the BBC's Scottish Football Podcast . "It's not an ideal scenario for Derek McInnes and Rangers. They would have wanted to allow a little bit of time for Kelsey to find his feet in Scottish football and at Rangers. He's not going to get that now. "Shankland's two goals against Falkirk were excellent and he just started to find his rhythm. "It offered the opportunity for Naderi to come on and he grabbed that goal, but you think Kelsy is going to be the one that will have to step up to the plate and score important goals because you can't rely on Shankland anymore." [BBC]