There would have been far easier matches for Michael Beale to make his debut as Rangers manager in.
The meeting with Bayer Leverkusen at Ibrox this afternoon might just have been a friendly that was arranged to give both teams some much-needed game time before club football resumes after the World Cup break.
Yet, getting a positive result against Bundesliga rivals was still a big ask for a man looking to make a favourable early impression on supporters who were not universally enamoured when he was appointed.
