Rangers got life under Michael Beale off to the perfect start with victory over Bayer Leverkusen at Ibrox.
The Light Blues boss used the fixture to give all his squad the chance to stake a claim with Hibs making the trip to Govan next midweek for a Thursday night clash under the lights as the Premiership gets back up and running following the shutdown for the World Cup finals in Qatar.
The home side looked quicker on the ball and much higher in the attacking positions with Malik Tillman' s first half double in the space of six minutes from two James Tavernier crosses and Scott Arfield's late strike settling this friendly encounter. The first half of the season under Giovanni van Bronckhorst has left Rangers trailing Celtic by nine points in the league and out of the Champions League as Beale targets Ange Postecoglou's Hoops and domestic cup success with a Hampden semi-final on the horizon. Here are three things we learned about Rangers' triumph over their Bundesliga opponents.
