It’s another tough day for Steven Gerrard’s Rangers, but there’s absolutely no room for error, even so early in the new campaign
The league leaders are in North Lanarkshire to take on Motherwell in what is their fourth consecutive road game
Steven Robinson’s side have hit decent form lately, and will be on a high after their 3-0 strike at Aberdeen last weekend
Rangers enter the game after an impressive 4-0 win over Willem II in the Europa League, although their last league outing did not go as planned
The draw with Hibs last week was frustrated with Ibrox’s backing, and more points lost today would be almost unthinkable as they look to put pressure on their top rivals
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The Rangers will still be without Joe Aribo, Kemar Roofe and Ryan Jack, all of whom were left out with injury
Rangers boss Steven Gerrard has said he has given Jordan Jones a clear message, and that the big man knows exactly what to do if he wants more first-team minutes
Gerrard also opened up about a tactical adjustment he put in place for the trip against Motherwell, and how his players took him to the letter.
We went through the Rangers starting lineup and gave each player a rating out of ten
The pace dropped a bit in the second half, but Gerrard’s side still managed to add a few goals
A corner is thrown into the box and the ball hits Edmundson before passing McGregor and the bottom corner
The Rangers defender couldn’t do much there, seemed unnoticed when the ball entered
Cedric Itten is wrong about his new club – and that’s one way to do it!
The Swiss striker jumps the ball over the edge of the box before lashing an effort in front of Carson
The Rangers have a free kick in wide position and the skipper tries to catch Carson as his near post
Carson made his way through and saved, but a quick thought from the Rangers captain
Morelos slipped the ball to Jones and the wide man cut inside before completing his wide shot
At the other end, Mugabi just saw his head float above the bar The first time Motherwell posed a danger, really
Leon Balogun for Filip Helander Not sure if it’s just to get some more playing time in Balogun, or if Helander has a hit
The tempo has dropped a bit and the Rangers are just hitting the ball with no real pressure at the moment
Rangers score three goals against the good at the break, and this game seems almost over
Ibrox’s team controlled much of the match and don’t seem to be too threatened
It will take a gigantic effort on the part of Robinson in the second half to make his way
They are in control of this game and are sliding the ball very quickly for the moment
Morelos and Kent collapse to overload the midfield and cause all kinds of trouble there
Tavernier and Bassey look menacing on the flanks, while Davis, Kamara and Arfield are full of energy in the middle of the park
Bobby Madden awards another kick after a Grimshaw ball into the box No much doubt about the decision
Arfield plays a smart defense pass to the wide man and he is able to run over the ball and place it in the bottom corner of the post
Motherwell drives the ball into the box and Helander issues a final challenge to stop Watt from heading towards goal
A suggestion that he may have grabbed Motherwell’s striker in the ankle, but it was a challenge the Swede had to overcome to stop the attack
The penalty was awarded after Bevis Mugabi dealt in the zone after a scarred cross from Bassey No real complaints from the Motherwell players
It’s an early kick-off, but Rangers can’t afford a slow start against a Motherwell side who are likely to be right
Rangers fans react to Jordan Jones’ surprise inclusion in the starting XI
He left Killie a little over a year ago, but was rarely involved in the starting lineup Injury played a role, but his inability to mark his authority over games when given the opportunity did not help his cause.
However, Gerrard was clearly impressed with what he saw in training, and the great man had the chance to breathe life into his Rangers career this afternoon
They line up as follows: Carson, O’Donnell, Gallagher, Mugabi, Lamie, Grimshaw, O’Hara, Campbell, Polworth, Lang, Watt
Calvin Bassey and Jordan Jones were thrown in shock, with Ianis Hagi and Borna Barisic dropping out
The Rangers XI are: McGregor, Tavernier, Goldson, Helander, Bassey, Davis, Kamara, Arfield, Jones, Kent, Morelos
The Rangers will likely still be without key trio Joe Aribo, Ryan Jack and Kemar Roofe
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