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St Mirren 0 Rangers 3 as Fashion Sakala steals the show, new era begins - 3 things we learned

Fashion Sakala stole the show in Paisley as his double helped downed St Mirren to end the season on a high for Rangers.

It's set to be a big summer of change at Ibrox under Michael Beale with the transition period already underway. Ibrox said farewell to Alfredo Morelos, Ryan Kent, Allan McGregor, Scott Arfield and Filip Helander last time out and now that the Scottish Premiership has come to an end, so has the quintet and their time at the Light Blues.

Rangers have found solid domestic form under the new management regime since taking over from Giovanni van Bronckhorst late last year and they go into the break on the back of a 3-0 victory on the road with Antonio Colak heading home from close range after climbing off the bench to round off the scoring. All focus now turns to the recruitment drive ahead of vitally important Champions League qualifiers and then the task of ending Celtic and Ange Postecoglou's domestic dominance next term. Here's three things we learned from a comfortable afternoon in the sunshine.

Fashion Sakala celebrates his opener for Rangers (SNS Group)

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End of an era

Well that is it for the season and with that a number of Rangers players.

The club officially announced the departures of Alfredo Morelos, Ryan Kent, Scott Arfield, Filip Helander and Allan McGregor and now that the final league game has passed., so has their time as Ibrox stars.

A big summer of change and transition is on the way at Ibrox as Michael Beale looks to bring a fresh look to his side.

Champions League qualifiers come around fast this summer as the preparation to reach Europe's elite and look to dethrone Celtic and Ange Postecoglou next season begin right NOW.

Finish on a high

A final day win for Rangers to sign off the campaign.

Paisley was the scene of Giovanni van Bronckhorst's final game in charge last year but things have turned for the better under Michael Beale.

A successful six months in the dugout despite no silverware this season with the 42-year-old boasting a good record in charge.

The Light Blues end the season with a record of 29 wins, five draws and four defeats from 38 games and a points tally of 92.

Fashion show

It's been quite the turnaround for the Zambian under Michael Beale.

He's always a threat with his pace and direct running and while his finishing and final ball may let him down at times, he has netted four goals in his last four games.

Doing all he can to prove he should be a starter in the new regime this summer.

Did his no chances no harm this afternoon after another busy display in Paisley topped off with two goals.

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