There was not a subject that Philippe Clement discussed more during his first months at Ibrox than the injury curse that plagued his Rangers side.

The Belgian saw his squad decimated and his silverware chances impacted as every area of the team was impacted. A repeat this term would cause just as many problems for Clement and he needs his alterations in processes and people to pay dividends for Rangers.

“We have done a lot,” Clement said when asked what he had put in place to change the injury situation this summer. “It is maybe some interesting thing for next time, I can show you things. I have some numbers in my head.

"We did 15 per cent more distance in the training than the year before, we did 71 per cent more sprint distance in the pre-season, we did 70 per cent more high-intensity runs, we did much more prevention work with the players.”

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Oscar Cortes

The winger featured only seven times after moving to Ibrox last season. His second term has not seen his fortunes change. Cortes missed several weeks at the start of the campaign after being crocked against Hearts and he is now absent once again.

Cortes was absent from the squad that made the trip to Sweden for the Europa League fixture with Malmo FF. Clement confirmed at his pre-match press conference that he will be out of action for the foreseeable future.

"We lost one player with Oscar (Cortes) in the training," Clement said. "In a tackle he got a bad knock and he will be out for several weeks so that is a disappointment.

“Because he was growing back to his best level and showing the player that he was, is and will be in the future. The rest of the squad stays the same."

Asked if there was a concern given Cortes' repeated injury struggles, Clement said: "No, it's duels. It's part of football, you have lucky and unlucky moments.

“It was not a crazy tackle but you have duels in football and things can happen and he has been really unlucky in the last couple of months with those things.

“I hope the bad luck for him stops now after this and the rest of his career will be the luck side but it is part of football."

Ridvan Yilmaz

The sight of the left-back being stretchered off against Dynamo Kyiv added to Clement's woes on the night. Yilmaz pulled up after attempting a shot in the second half and received treatment before being replaced. Yilmaz has now returned to training with Clement's side. 

Danilo

The Brazilian felt pain in his knee following a training ground incident after the Old Firm defeat. A few days later, he returned to Holland for treatment and a rehabilitation programme.

It is understood that the issue is not a serious concern and he was able to do gym work later in the week. Danilo was left out of the squad for the Europa League campaign and will see more action domestically as Clement gets set to alternate his options. It is expected Danilo will return to action in October.

Rabbi Matondo

The Rangers Review revealed the winger will be absent for up to two months after sustaining a hamstring injury in the defeat at Parkhead. Matondo pulled up in the first half and was replaced by Ross McCausland after an attempt to play on failed.

Matondo was withdrawn from the Wales squad for their Nations League fixtures and will miss a crucial run of domestic outings for Rangers. Clement has also left him out of his group for the Europa League.