Unbeaten run is a great

There will rightly be delight among those of a Rangers disposition over the way events eventually played out at Ibrox last night.

The victory over Rapid Vienna earned by captain James Tavernier’s thunderous late penalty – before Alfredo Morelos’s stoppagetime strike added gloss – certainly enhanced the Europa League prospects for Steven Gerrard’s men.

But it was also a resounding moment as the win moved Rangers closer to an all-time European high for the club.

The current side have now racked up ten straight games without defeat in Europe for only the third time since they started competing in the arena in 1956.

That said, never before has such a run had the possibility of being so modest in the overall grand scheme of things for Rangers – which is not in any way to downplay the efforts of Gerrard’s men in taking their unbeaten run into double figures.

It is a truly commendable feat that has taken them through four Europa League qualifying rounds and seen them withstand intense pressure in Spain, Russia