Rangers beat Hearts 2-1 at Tynecastle this afternoon.
Rangers boss Steven Gerrard has joked to BBC Sport that his side are becoming very good at playing with 10 men after yet another red card today.
The Gers drew 0-0 with Villarreal in the Europa League on Thursday night, and were hoping to bounce back against Hearts, but went behind when Gareth McAuley scored an own goal.
However, Rangers fought back level when Connor Goldson equalised, and red-hot striker Alfredo Morelos ended up bagging the winner for the Gers to hand Gerrard a 2-1 win.
There was drama though, as Scott Arfield was sent off for a bizarre challenge on Zdenek Zlamal, leaving Rangers to see out the final stages of the game with 10 men.
It’s not exactly a new situation for Rangers, as they have remarkably picked up a staggering 10 red cards already this season in all competitions, and it’s clearly a huge problem for Rangers.
Not that you’d be able to tell from Gerrard’s post-match comments. Rather than flap about the situation, he joked about it, suggesting that Rangers are now getting very good at playing with 10 men as they have ‘had enough rehearsals’ for that instance this season.
“We’re getting used to playing with 10 men and we’re quite good at it,” said Gerrard. “We’ve had enough rehearsals,” he added.
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