Rangers manager Steven Gerrard thinks his players can “leave a legacy” from the season after a record-breaking romp to the title this term leaves them 90 minutes from an invincible campaign – and the Ibrox boss has rallied his squad for one last push to get the “final piece” completed against Aberdeen this weekend.
Last night’s comfortable 3-0 win over Livingston at the Tony Macaroni Arena saw the Light Blues record their 25 clean sheet of the season, a new Scottish record, and Gerrard thinks their performances on the way to the club’s first title in a decade will live long in the memory.
With his squad light on bodies after a string of injuries and suspensions, Gerrard will keep his squad off the training pitch today before a “lively session” on Friday completes the preparation for the visit of Aberdeen to Ibrox on Saturday.
The Dons clash will bring the curtain down on an “incredible” campaign and Gerrard is looking for his players to empty the tank and write their name alongside the very best teams in Scottish football history.
“I think the boys have got an opportunity not just to be champions but to leave a legacy from the season,” Gerrard said, as quoted by STV. “People will remember this.
“They have got the clean sheet record now. Rangers have never hit 100 points plus which is a big motivation for us.
“Once the league was done on March 7, we obviously had the cup still left. Once we went out of that it was about resetting and reenergising the small targets we could achieve as a team.
“We’re well on our way to doing that.
“Tonight we get the clean sheet record and Saturday gives us the opportunity to go break 100 points, which will round off an incredible league campaign.
“You can totally understand the players being excited and looking forward to Saturday. Everyone connected to the club is.
“But we have 90 minutes of work to do. We will give the lads a recovery day on Thursday, no-one will go out on the pitch. We are thin in certain places and don’t need a knock right now. They deserve a down day.
“Then on Friday we will have a lively session and get them rested, full of energy for Aberdeen. Our record at home has been ever so strong – we just need to go and do the final piece now.”
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