ALFREDO MORELOS grabbed the winner as Rangers ran out winners against Osijek. Steven Gerrard wielded the axe before the match, dropping Josh Windass, Ross McCrorie and Daniel Candeias and drafting in Ibrox new boys Ryan Kent and Lassana Coulibaly. Gerrard’s men turned in a spirited displayWillie Vass And the new Gers gaffer was vindicated as his side earned a crucial victory. SunSport’s Andy Devlin was in Croatia to run the rule over the Light Blues. ALLAN McGREGOR Another clean sheet from a player who just seems to get better with age. Showed all his experience to slow the game down, making big saves at crucial times for Rangers…8 JAMES TAVERNIER Perhaps not his best performance in a Rangers shirt but the captain is part of a Gers defence yet to concede this season. Didn’t get forward as much as he would have liked….6 CONNOR GOLDSON Emerging a real leader in this Rangers team. Talked Katic through the game. Defends calmly and has such an aerial presence, something Gers have lacked…8 NIKOLA KATIC Growing with each passing game. The Croat will have relished the win more than most on his return to his homeland. No nonsense defending which was effective…7 Morelos got the winner in CroatiaWillie Vass JON FLANAGAN Picked up a rather harsh second half booking after it seemed he’d clearly won the ball in a crunching 50-50. Solid showing once again defensively and will be a key player for Gers this term…7 LASSANA COULIBALY At times the midfielder looked a yard off the pace. That was to be expected given this was his first outing of the season. Showed a tremendous work ethic in the second half…7 RYAN JACK Accomplished performance from a player really shining so far under Gerrard. Recovered from a nasty whack to the back of the head after being caught late by a shocking Pusic challenge….7 Ryan Kent got his first start for Rangers after joining from LiverpoolWillie VassKent’s fellow Liverpool loan ace Ovie Ejaria also startedWillie Vass OVIE EJARIA Far too lackadaisical at times and he was on the receiving end of one or two blasts from a furious Gerrard on the sidelines. The only real surprise was that he lasted until 78 minutes…5 RYAN KENT Helped bring about the opening goal for Rangers. Showed quick feet to force the corner but he too was clearly lacking in match sharpness. To his credit he kept working right to the end….6 JAMIE MURPHY Just as he had done in Macedonia the winger ran himself into the ground. Frustrated that he wasn’t on the ball more often he was replaced midway through the second half….6 ALFREDO MORELOS It had to be him, hadn’t it? A brilliant headed goal and a performance which he could be proud of. Held the ball up well and ran into the channels, something he’s not overly keen on doing…8 Most Read BATTLE OF BRITAIN Aberdeen vs Burnley: TV channel and live stream for Euro first leg clash Osijek 0 Rangers 1 Live updates as Gerrard’s side travel to Croatia for Europa League clash EURO TEST Osijek vs Rangers: TV channel, live stream and kick-off time BANNER TAUNT Hoops fans to unveil ‘You’re not Rangers anymore’ banner at Gers’ Europa clash Seeing red Rangers wear red training top against Osijek leaving Gers fans baffled LEIGH’S BURGER Griffiths ‘ate McDonald’s breakfast every day before training’ Subs: JOSH WINDASS Came on with a little over 20 minutes remaining. Had a point to prove after being axed from the starting XI…3 ROSS McCRORIE Helped shore things up for Gers…2 GLENN MIDDLETON No time to shine…2
Source: Scottish Sun, News
Source: Scottish Sun, News
