Excitement is building for Rangers’ first competitive match at Ibrox under the management of Steven Gerrard.
We are just over an hour away from a sold-out crowd cheering on the Gers against Macedonian minnows FK Shkupi in UEFA Europa League qualifying and the teams have been announced.
📋 TEAM NEWS: Your #RangersFC team for tonight's @EuropaLeague clash with FK Shkupi. pic.twitter.com/mv1A8DlZlC
— Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) July 12, 2018
There are little surprises when it comes to the Rangers starting eleven, with Gerrard going for the exact line-up that played Bury in a friendly last Friday night.
The team were on blistering form then and it’ll be interesting to see if they can match that intensity with the pressure ramped up a bit and the crowd 10,000 bodies heavier.
Supporters are desperate to see the side make a statement and put one foot into the next round of qualifying, especially after last summer’s disastrous European ‘campaign’.
With six new signings in tonight’s line-up, it definitely feels like the beginning of a new era.
Fans are loving Gerrard’s first starting eleven, taking to Twitter to share their thoughts on it all…
Class team. Let’s go!
— West Mids Loyal (@WestMidsLoyal) July 12, 2018
Fantastic 😍😍😍
— 🇬🇧Charlie🇬🇧 (@Rangers4life_) July 12, 2018
https://twitter.com/Hen7Pri/status/1017465297954131968
So excited!!!
— Ross Whitehead (@onlyoneamoruso) July 12, 2018
Hope @Glenn_M22 gets a run out tonight, class player👏🏻
— Ciaran (@ciaranm72) July 12, 2018
https://twitter.com/conorconor17/status/1017465322776023048
https://twitter.com/BaccaIieri/status/1017465200944013312
https://twitter.com/suuzannee/status/1017465268417847297
Are you happy with tonight’s starting line-up? Let us know in the comments below…