Glasgow Rangers manager Steven Gerrard was pleased with Gers star Ross McCrorie’s performance at Ibrox.
Rangers manager Steven Gerrard
Ibrox club Rangers hammered St. Johnstone 5-1 at home in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday afternoon.
McCrorie, who can operate as a defender or as a midfielder, started the match and played for the entire 90 minutes, and Rangers manager Gerrard was impressed with the display produced by the 20-year-old.
Gerrard told Rangers’ official Twitter about McCrorie: “He is not the finished article yet, so it’s important that I manage him right, which I will do.
“But today he was superb. Very, very happy for him. He deserves a lot of credit today.”
Stats
Over the course of the 90 minutes at Ibrox on Sunday afternoon, hosts Rangers had 61% of the possession, took 21 shots of which 10 were on target, and earned seven corners, according to BBC Sport.
Visitors St. Johnstone had 39% of the possession, took 11 shots of which three were on target, and earned four corners, according to BBC Sport.
Rangers are second in the Scottish Premiership table at the moment with 11 points from six matches, five points behind leaders Heart of Midlothian.
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