Glasgow Rangers defender Connor Goldson delivers his verdict on Steven Gerrard’s first training sessions

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Ibrox side Glasgow Rangers have been in Spain, as Steven Gerrard gets a first-hand look at the squad he has inherited.

New Glasgow Rangers signing Connor Goldson has told the Daily Telegraph that Steven Gerrard’s first training camp in Spain was ‘very tough’.

Gerrard has been putting his new Rangers squad through their paces over pre-season, and he has thrown them in at the deep end.

Rangers players have been immediately worked hard on the training ground, and Goldson admits that it has been a challenging first couple of weeks at his new club.

“It’s been tough, especially the Spain trip – very tough. We had 10 days of hard work, obviously with a lot of football as well,” Goldson said.

“The style that the coaches and manager want to play requires a fit side and that’s what he worked on in the first 10 days.

“Since we’ve got back, it’s been a lot of football and a lot of tactics – work on styles and structures and that came across well in the closed doors game against TNS.”

Goldson is expected to have a key role to play at Rangers in his first season at the club.

The centre-back has been talked up as potential captain material, and looks almost certain to start in Gerrard’s first competitive match in charge.

Goldson was starved of first-team chances at Brighton, but when on the field, he showed his quality.

Rangers fans do not have long to wait until their team is in action for the first time under Gerrard’s tutelage, as their first competitive game of the season comes when they take on Shkupi.