Rangers supporters react to the news that Macedonian side FK Shkupi will be their opponents in their first round qualifier for the Europa League.
The first game will take place on July 12 at Ibrox, with the second leg a week later at their 6000-seater stadium in the capital Skopje, and the Gers will go into the tie as hot favourites, despite being under the guidance of managerial novice Gerrard.
FK Shkupi only finished fourth in last season’s Macedonian First League, and shouldn’t pose a huge threat. That said, Rangers did suffer an embarrassing defeat at the hands of Luxembourg minnows Progres Niederkorn under former manager Pedro Caixinha last year.
Gerrard will be under some pressure to avoid a repeat of those humiliating scenes, but likely won’t have too much trouble masterminding a positive result, especially at home in front of pumped up crowd.
Despite the favourable draw, there were some Rangers fans who expressed their concern on Twitter, and some who – perhaps understandably – didn’t have a clue:
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