MICHAEL O’Halloran believes Tommy Wright will once again get the best out of him during his loan spell at was St Johnstone.
The 26-year-old winger moved to Rangers from the Perth club in February 2016 for £500,000 but, after helping them to promotion from the Ladbrokes Championship, found appearances much harder to come by in the top fight.
O’Halloran has returned to McDiarmid Park until January and is looking for Wright to rekindle his form.
He said: “I came here a few years ago from Bolton and at the time it felt right when I spoke to the manager and again it feels right.
He knows me as a person and how to get the best out of me as a player.
I trust him and I think he trusts me, which is important.
“He knows when I need a kick up the backside or an arm round the shoulder; he knows me better than any other manager.
“You also see how he is with the boys. It is such a tight group, a family club, and we work hard for each other.
“The manager, the staff and the boys were a big part of why I came back and I am just looking forward to it.”
O’Halloran was ostracised from the Rangers first team by Pedro Caixinha towards the end of last season, so he was more than pleased to be pitched in at half-time during Saturday’s friendly against East Fife.
O’Halloran is looking to feature in the Ladbrokes Premiership opener away to Kilmarnock on Saturday.
He said: “The last game I started was in January. I haven’t done a lot of training sessions and pre-season has been on my own as well.
“It was good to get training with the boys again and get some minutes on the pitch at the weekend and it was important going into the season.
“Hopefully I can be involved on Saturday.”
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