It didn’t take long for Michael Beale to discover the intensity of the Aberdeen v Rangers rivalry. And after his first taste of it five years ago, he feels it has barely relented ever since.
August 5, 2018, was Steven Gerrard ’s first league game in charge of Gers and Beale was by his side at Pittodrie. The game had everything. A penalty, a red card for Alfredo Morelos – and a last-gasp equaliser from Bruce Anderson to deny the Ibrox men victory. Beale hasn’t forgotten his Scottish football baptism of fire and admits that it gave him a snapshot of what to expect in our top flight.
As he prepared for the Premiership clash with the Dons, the Rangers gaffer said: “I remember that game well. We took centre, then there was a long ball, a volley and a header. If you watch it back, I think the next six things were in the air after that initial ball from kick-off.
