He had to make changes anyway with Borna Barisic pulling up against Standard Liege to be replaced by his ‘rough diamond’ Calvin Bassey and added four more from the midweek victory.
Gerrard also had Jordan Jones, George Edmundson and Jermain Defoe at his disposal – the trio were left out of the Europa League 24-man squad, but were available for SPFL duty and the latter showed he has plenty to offer domestically with a key role in both goals.
It was the Englishman’s shot, on his first start since January, that was pushed out by Max Stryjek and rolled cross goal by Ianis Hagi for Joe Aribo’s tapped opener.
And then the former West Ham man converted with a lovely weighted finish from James Tavernier’s long ball from the right.
Here’s how the Rangers players rated in the Premiership win that extends Rangers’ lead at the top of the league to six points.
Player ratings scale - 10: One of best performances you've seen. 9: Outstanding. 8: Very good. 7: Good. 6: Average. 5: Poor, 4: Very poor. 3: Terrible day at office. 2: Abysmal. 1: One of worst performances you've seen.
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13. Kemar Roofe - 6
Mna of the moment after his halfway line goal in Liege, and gioven half an hour to impress. More minutes more important for the returning striker after midweek heroics. Photo: Stuart Wallace - Shutterstock / Pool via SNS Group

14. Cedric Itten - 4
Hasn't had much game time since his double at Motherwell and got another few minutes and speed gave him chance to score on the break before being foiled by Devlin's tackle. Photo: Craig Williamson - SNS Group

15. Scott Arfield - 4
Little time to make an impact for the substitute against his local side growing up. Photo: SNS Group

16. Jordan Jones - 4
Not much time to make an impact after coming on late for Hagi Photo: Ian MacNicol

