MIKEY MOORE has been spotted on the Fir Park pitch ahead of kick off in North Lanarkshire.
But the Tottenham wonderkid WON’T be involved for Rangers as his international clearance still isn’t through.
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Moore, 17, sealed his first loan move away from North London this week as he headed north of the border to link up with Russell Martin’s side.
The electric winger arrives in Scotland with a lot of promise as he’s one of the biggest prospects in English football.
He was given his first team debut by ex-Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou and featured 19 times in all competitions last season despite his young age.
He even became a history maker in the Europa League as his strike against Elfsborg back in January saw him take the record for the youngest English goalscorer in a major European competition at 17 years and 172 days old.
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Moore turns 18 on August 11 but could make his Light Blues debut before then, with clashes against Viktoria Plzen and Dundee on the horizon.
Martin will be hoping to have him available for those games, particularly the crunch Champions League qualifier at Ibrox on Tuesday.
Tonight’s big Premiership opener comes too soon for him, but that hasn’t stopped him from getting a taste of Scottish football and a feel for the pitches he’ll be playing on.
Moore was spotted on the Fir Park turf alongside Findlay Curtis ahead of kick off against Motherwell.
Fellow teenager Curtis started both of the Champions League legs against Panathinaikos, but has lost his place in the starting XI today.
He’s been replaced in the side by super sub Djeidi Gassama, who gets his first start in Rangers colours.
That’s the only change Martin has made for the game, with Kieran Dowell, Danilo and Joe Rothwell among those who keep their place in the side.
Meanwhile, in the other dugout, Lennon Miller won’t be involved in the match either as he’s missing from Jens Berthel Askou’s squad.
The teen looks set to leave Motherwell in the coming days or weeks to complete a stunning move to Italy, with Udinese, Bologna and Torino battling it out to land him.
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