Glasgow Rangers have been dealt an injury blow before they play Hibernian as Michael Beale has confirmed that Alex Lowry is out for four more weeks.

The Lowdown: Injury problems

Lowry has been suffering with injury problems throughout the season so far, and has been limited to just four senior games and 81 minutes of football.

He made a brief Scottish Premiership in early February, but has not featured in the last two league squads.

The Latest: Four weeks out

Speaking to the media after their 3-1 win against Kilmarnock at Ibrox over the weekend (via Heart & Hand), Michael Beale has confirmed that Lowry is facing 'another four weeks' out with injury:

"MB also updated on Alex Lowry - out for another four weeks."

The Verdict: Gutting

It is certainly a blow for Beale to lose Lowry for the next set of fixtures, especially considering all of the other injuries that he has in the squad.

Rangers have as many as six other first-team players out through injury, making it harder for Beale to put a full squad out.

Lowry has deserved his opportunities given his impressive performances for the Gers' B team, where he has scored ten goals and made one assist in 11 matches in total so far this term (Transfermarkt).

His former academy manager Graeme Murty claims that the 19-year-old is ‘unlike anyone else’ at the club, lauding his ‘technical ability’, ‘range of passing’ and ‘remarkable self-confidence’.

Nonetheless, the Light Blues will be hoping that Lowry recovers in time for the crunch match against bitter rivals Celtic in early April.