STEVEN GERRARD got his Rangers reign off to a winning start with victory over FK Shkpui at Ibrox. Jamie Murphy fired the Light Blues into a first half lead before James Tavernier’s penalty in the last minute sealed a 2-0 win. Murphy landed an 8 out of 10 from our man Alan PottsGetty Images - Getty How to claim your FREE £10 bet 1 Register for Sun Bets here 2 Bet £5 or more 3 Sun Bets will stick a £10 bet in your account The two sides go again this coming Tuesday night in Macedonia. SunSport’s Alan Potts ran the rule over Gerrard’s men in Govan. ALLAN McGREGOR: Scotland keeper made his first competitive start since leaving the club in 2012 and saw his bar rattled on 15 minutes. Little to do but handled anything that came his way with ease 6 JAMES TAVERNIER: Club captain spent most of the night going forward and whipped in some decent deliveries but still gets dragged out of position too easily at times. Scored last gasp penalty 7 NIKOLA KATIC: Croat stopper had a few shaky moments in the opening half. Doesn’t look the greatest with the ball at his feet but anything in the air is bread and butter to him 7 Jamie Murphy has the first goal of the Steven Gerrard era at Rangers pic.twitter.com/4KlGlsulsv — Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) July 12, 2018 CONNOR GOLDSON: Rangers needed a demanding centre-half and the ex-Brighton man looks the part. Was a threat in the Shkupi box and his neat cushioned header almost set up Windass for a second. Solid 7 JON FLANAGAN: Gerrard’s former Liverpool team-mate started at left-back and almost got himself a dream goal with a deflected effort. Could probably do with a run of games to get his match sharpness back 7 Murphy fired the opener for RangersGetty Images - Getty ROSS McCRORIE: The Light Blues starlet was handed the job of protecting his back four and did well. A few vital challenges kept the visitors at bay. Could be a big player in the new-look side 7 DANIEL CANDEIAS: The only survivor of the Pedro Caixinha recruitment drive of last year. Began the game in central midfield but not his best night. Was booked and hooked in less than an hour 5 SCOTT ARFIELD: Was living out his dream by starring for the Light Blues. Looked nervy in the opening period and couldn’t seem to find a blue jersey. Got better but subbed after 67 minutes 6 JOSH WINDASS: Saw a header brilliantly saved just before the half hour mark. Has all the attributes you could want in an attacker but never influenced things enough. Was brought off with 11 minutes left 6 The club captain makes no mistake… James Tavernier doubles the lead for Rangers. pic.twitter.com/ikfQAO92yl — Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) July 12, 2018 JAMIE MURPHY: Missed a chance early on but made up for it on 23 minutes with the first goal of the Gerrard European era. Looked a menace when he got the service and on the late spot-kick 8 ALFREDO MORELOS: Last season’s top scorer worked his socks off up front on his own. Saw a first half header sail over the bar when he should have tested the keeper from close range. Booked 6 Tavernier wheels away after netting late penalty at IbroxWillie Vass SUBS RYAN JACK: Came on at 56 minutes and settled down the midfield. 5 OVIE EJARIA: Liverpool loanee made his debut with 24 minutes left and looked assured. 5 GLENN MIDDLETON: Rookie got the last 11 minutes and was bright. 4 related stories RANGERS 2 SHKUPI 0 Steven Gerrard’s Ibrox reign gets off to winning start in Europa League BITTERSWEET Miller has mixed feelings on Tavernier replacing Wallace as Rangers captain BAD CHOICE Steven Gerrard blasts ‘careless’ decision to play Ross McCrorie at centre-back 'Never rule it out’ Former Rangers star Charlie Adam refuses to rule out Ibrox return swan stay Rangers-daft Oliver McBurnie signs new three-year deal at Swansea City LATE SHOW Rangers new boys Sadiq and Coulibaly WON’T feature in Euro clash with FC Shkupi Keep up to date with ALL the latest news, transfers and goals from Scottish football plus fixtures, results and live match commentary
Source: Scottish Sun, News
Source: Scottish Sun, News
