Aaron Ramsey made an instant impact at his new club as the former Rangers loanee scored with his first touch for Nice in their Ligue 1 clash with Toulouse.
The ex-Arsenal and Juventus star climbed off the bench in the 77th minute and levelled within a minute as he earned his new side a point on the road and put behind his Light Blues disappointment to get off to a flier in France. Wales international Ramsey joined Giovanni van Bronckhorst's men in a blockbuster January transfer from the Italian giants but his temporary stint in Glasgow didn't quite go to plan with a number of niggling injuries holding him back. He was also the unfortunate Rangers star to miss in the Europa League Final penalty shootout defeat to Frankfurt as the Ibrox men suffered Seville heartbreak.
But after securing his next move, he has got off to the perfect start in the next chapter of his career. Thijs Dallinga had fired the hosts ahead in the first period, but Ramsey was on hand to apply a typical style finish associated with the midfielder as he placed his shot high into the net from a low cross. His goal ensured a share of the spoils in the opening day of the season.
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His joy came as his former club made it two wins from two in the Premiership at the weekend ahead of their crunch Champions League third qualifying round return.
Antonio Colak got off the mark for Rangers before the returning Alfredo Morelos made sure of the points in a 2-0 win over Kilmarnock.
All focus now turns to Union Saint-Gilloise as the Light Blues bid to overturn a two goal deficit at a packed out Ibrox.
The winner of the tie will go on to face Monaco or PSV in the play-off round with a big prize of a stop in the lucrative group stages alongside Celtic up for grabs.
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