ANALYSIS

IT wasn’t quite the perfect week for Rangers. Steven Gerrard was rightly satisfied with their performances and their results, though.

Three matches in a sevenday spell – at home to St Mirren and then away to Aberdeen and Kilmarnock – had the potential to make or break Rangers’ season.

The gap to Old Firm rivals Celtic in the Premiership remains at six points, while their Scottish Cup dreams are still alive as the Gers and Kilmarnock get set to do it all over again.

The first match of a huge hat-trick was taken care of with relative ease, although the controversy from the victory over the Saints continues to linger. As does the fallout from Wednesday’s win at Pittodrie.

Rangers were denied the services of striker Alfredo Morelos as a result of his red card against the Dons and the Colombian was undoubtedly a miss at Rugby Park as this fifth round tie ended in a stalemate.

Now Gerrard will wait to discover if he will have Allan McGregor available for selection for the next two matches as the keeper prepares to learn his own disciplinary fate.

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