Maurice Edu Starts, Impresses for Rangers

As The Scotsman put it:

Rangers were without the injured Pedro Mendes, which allowed Maurice Edu a rare start in midfield. The American’s more prosaic qualities allowed Ferguson more freedom to break forward, the result of which was a goal for the Rangers captain, his first of the season.

Edu played the full 90 minutes in Rangers’ 1-0 win over Hamilton Academical and showed his side what they’ve been missing with him on the bench. After the match, manager Walter Smith gave Edu a glowing review:

“It was a difficult place to ask him to come in and play, but I thought he did exceptionally well.

“Maurice has to be patient. I have said to him that it can take a period of time to settle in at the Old Firm.

“He was playing college football in America up until a year-and-a-half ago. He had one season in the MLS. He is still young in terms of experience at professional level. I think he can be an exceptional midfield player.”

So, it appears they haven’t forgotten about Mo in Scotland and it seems with a performance like this (setting up your club’s captain for his first goal of the season has to be worth extra points, right?), he should be line for more looks.