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Mark Pirie

Gio van Bronckhorst made Rangers 'easier' to play as Premiership boss dishes out the ultimate Bealeball teaser

Livingston boss David Martindale reckons Gio van Bronckhorst made Rangers "easier" to play agains than during Steven Gerrard and Michael Beale's time in charge.

The Dutchman ushered in a new era to Ibrox following the departure of Gerrard his assistant Beale for Aston Villa last year, leading the club to the Europa League final and Scottish Cup victory during his first season at the club. However, they lost out on the Scottish Premiership crown to Celtic and Van Bronckhorst was axed this term with Rangers trailing their Glasgow rivals by nine points.

Beale has now returned to the club after leaving Queens Park Rangers for the top job at Ibrox and will quickly look to put his own stamp on the first-team. The the fans set to catch their first glimpse of the new style the boss has been putting in place during the friendly showdown with Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday.

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