Defender taking it all in his stride as relationship with Makhanya blossomsOn a day where Rangers lost captain Lawrence Shankland to a hamstring injury for the next few months, there was some better news from centre-half Emmanuel Fernandez after coming off in the dying stages of the 1-0 win over Motherwell at Ibrox.“Yeah, I just had a little niggle,” reported the centre-half, “but I didn’t want to risk too much and I just wanted to leave myself in a situation where I feel better for the next game coming up.”Rangers’ diary is intense: St Mirren on Wednesday at home, followed by two Old Firm matches against Celtic in the Premier Sports Cup and then the league. They go into those matches in good fettle after winning three games in six days.Emmanuel Fernandez played well for Rangers against Motherwell…