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Eros Grezda and Serge Atakayi can give Rangers a new dimension

Glasgow Rangers's Serge Atakayi (in blue) competes with HKFA U-23's Tan Chun Lok (in white) for a ball during their Main Tournament Cup Quarter-Fin...
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Glasgow Rangers’ attack exploded into life at the weekend with Eros Grezda and Serge Atakayi starring.

Eros Grezda of Rangers celebrates after he scores his team's sixth goal during the Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership match between Rangers and Motherwell at Ibrox Stadium on November 11, 2018...

Glasgow Rangers demolished Motherwell 7-1 at the weekend and two new attacking stars burst into life.

Serge Atakayi came off the bench and he lived up the hype which has been building since he signed for Rangers in 2016.

The young winger was lively and caused the defence problems whenever he got the ball and it is safe to say he has now successfully made the leap to become a Rangers first team player.

His impact was bettered by summer signing Eros Grezda, who had been struggling since his arrival from Osijek.

The Albanian international had shown flashes of talent but had not quite put it together before this game. He scored two impressive goals in Rangers’ 7-1 win.

Glasgow Rangers's Serge Atakayi (in blue) competes with HKFA U-23's Tan Chun Lok (in white) for a ball during their Main Tournament Cup Quarter-Final match, part of the HKFC Citi Soccer...

This can be a transformative moment for Grezda. It signalled his real arrival as a Rangers player.

Grezda will now play more freely, with confidence, and can expect more chances to come his way.

Atakayi has earned more opportunities too, and it’s like Steven Gerrard has two brand new attackers available.

Add Grezda and Atakayi to a blossoming Glenn Middleton and Rangers have more exciting attackers than they have had in a long time.

Scott Arfield of Rangers celebrates scoring the opening goal with Eros Grezda of Rangers during the Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership match between Rangers and Motherwell at Ibrox Stadium on...