Ryan Kent and Alfredo Morelos Rangers contract uncertainty is 'affecting' form as Alex Rae makes Celtic comparison

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Alex Rae reckons the Rangers contract uncertainty surrounding Alfredo Morelos and Ryan Kent could be affecting the Ibrox side's form.

The pair's current deals expire in the summer and are able to speak to potential suitors in January. Kent has struggled to replicate the form shown under former boss Steven Gerrard while Morelos is playing second fiddle to Antonio Colak in the striker pecking order.

And former Light Blues midfielder Rae took aim as he insisted Gio van Bronckhorst's men need to take more responsibility from their performances amid a string of below-par displays which has led to speculation over the Dutchman's future. "The players have to take more responsibility for their performances," Rae told Grosvenor Sport. "It’s an interesting one with Ryan Kent because he's been performing at a very good level for a couple of years now and along with Alfredo Morelos, they’ve not really got them to where they want them to be. "Kent is lacking confidence and Morelos hasn’t gotten up to speed with things yet and I’m not sure if their contract situations have had a bearing on that - we’ve definitely seen it before with players like Ryan Christie and Odsonne Édouard not performing at the tail end of their contracts which had an effect on Celtic."Rae also believes producing solid home form is the benchmark for success.

However it's been night and day from what was produced when Rangers won the Scottish Premiership in 2020-21."The one thing you can’t be doing is dropping points against, with the greatest of respect, teams like Livingston - especially at Ibrox," said Rae."When they [Rangers] won the league title a couple of years ago they were very strong at home so this will be a concern for everyone at the club.