No injury worries over Onuoha – Ramsey

Chris Ramsey insisted there were no concerns over Nedum Onuoha’s fitness following QPR’s opening pre-season friendly in Italy.

Onuoha and young midfielder Michael Doughty went off before the end of the 10-0 win against Verona Stars, meaning Rangers finished the match with only nine men.

But head coach Ramsey said Onuoha, who has previously had hamstring trouble, was brought off as a precaution as the defender had played the first 45 minutes and then come back on during the second half.

Ramsey explained: “We managed the players and took off Nedum Onuoha and Michael Doughty – they’re not injured, it was just to be on the safe side.”

Ramsey’s side easily thrashed lowly opposition that stepped in when Rangers were forced into a late change of opponents and venue after Shakhtar Donetsk withdrew from a scheduled friendly on the eve of the game.

“We still got what we needed out of it – it was a good workout,” said Ramsey.

“In some ways it worked out better not to have a really top-notch side in the first game.

“The players were looking forward to playing against Shakhtar but they still really applied themselves well in the game.”

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