ALFREDO MORELOS has vowed to come back stronger after being ruled out for the remainder of the season.

The Rangers striker picked up a thigh injury on international duty with Colombia and after scans, it was revealed that he would not be back this term.

Morelos was a huge miss as Giovanni van Bronckhorst's side lost against Premiership rivals Celtic at Ibrox on Sunday.

And today the 25-year-old broke his silence after learning his lay-off time.

He wrote on Twitter: "TODAY GOD TELLS YOU: be brave and patient, sometimes you have to overcome certain tests in order to achieve great blessings we will come back stronger."

Ibrox boss Van Bronckhorst insists Rangers can cope with the loss of Morelos.

At the media conference ahead of the Europa League quarter-final first-leg clash against Braga in Portugal on Thursday night, Morelos’ absence for the rest of the campaign was the main issue.

Asked if he would be able to cope without his top scorer, the Dutchman said: “I believe so.

“Of course, it is a big blow to us because he is our striker and we now don’t have him any more this season. So, yeah, we are disappointed.

“But we know what the problem is, how long he’s out, and we have to move on. That’s the only thing we have to do now.

“Out of the five questions I’ve been asked, four of them have been about Morelos, so that means he is a very important player for us.

“But the reality is that he’s not here and we have to prepare for this game without him.

“That’s what we’ve done in the last few days and that’s what we’re focusing on.”