The 28-year-old made his Light Blues top team bow in his second spell at Ibrox
Liam Kelly insists he’d rather sit on the bench at Rangers than make up the numbers in the Scotland squad.
But in the end it proved to be an easy choice for the Ibrox academy graduate as he signed a two-year deal with Philippe Clement’s side. While he's happy to be back at the club he joined first time round aged just eight, Kelly’s cap career has stalled. The keeper - who made his one and only Scotland appearance in a friendly defeat to France last year - hasn’t been selected for national team duty since joining Clarke’s side in Germany for the July’s Euros.
“Do I say no to Rangers in the hope that I stay in a Scotland squad to sit and watch? I must say, I absolutely loved my time at Scotland. I would love to be back in the squad, I loved it — but I couldn't say no to Rangers. Kelly got the moment he’s been waiting two decades for as he was handed his first Gers run out against Tony Docherty’s team on Saturday. But he knows Butland - who missed the game to attend the birth of his fourth child - remains the main man at Ibrox.
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