Rangers boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst has praised new signing James Sands following his debut against Aberdeen.
The USA international was given the nod to start his first competitive match since moving from New York City FC in last night's 1-1 draw at Pittodrie, and coped admirably in the fiery atmosphere.
The end-to-end encounter saw nine players yellow carded and Ryan Kent sent off, as the Ibrox side coped without the likes of Steve Davis, Joe Aribo, Ryan Jack and Scott Arfield in midfield.
And Sand ' display has won him plaudits from his new manager, with van Bronckhorst pleased at how his new recruit coped in the testing conditions.
Speaking after the full-time whistle, the van Bronckhorst said: "It's not an easy game, so I think he did well.
"It was a difficult game not only for him but for us as a team, and I think he did well, especially in the second half when we had John (Lundstram) on to give us more power in midfield.
"It was too bad we conceded a penalty but after that, we did well and I am glad we kept a point."
Rangers captain James Tavernier was also impressed with Sands, adding: "He has gelled in really quickly to the squad.
"It was obviously a big test for him but I thought he handled himself really well and he's a player we can use in the future.
"He's a great squad player to keep the levels high, especially when Joe is away at the minute, but that is the quality we are bringing in.
"But ultimately we are disappointed to come away with a point. We came to get the three points but we didn't reach the levels we know we can, especially second half.
"We let them have too many chances, which we haven't been recently. We know we need to look back on it and improve on so it's not as easy for the opposition to break the lines. We need to improve and make sure we win the cup game on Friday."
