Gerrard: No elbow by Morelos and ref dealt with the matter
after being asked whether he would speak to the player. Despite Morelos being on a booking, the Rangers manager kept the out- oftouch striker on until the 73rd minute, when he was replaced by Cedric Itte Remarking that the player was punished at the time for the foul, Gerrard stressed he saw no reason to pursue the matter any further.
“Why would I speak to him about that?” said Gerrard. “I didn't see an elbow. If you look at him again, there' s no elbow there. The referee saw it and dealt with it. It was a foul and a yellow card and it's been dealt with. But if you look at it again, next time I see you you'll say it wasn't an elbow.”
Gerrard also defended Mo re los’ performance, after he miskicked in front of goal on at least two occasions. The striker has only scored two goals in his last 15 appearances and none at all in the league since September.
“These things happen,” said Gerrard. “He is working hard, he's doing a job for the team. His all-round play is good, he's just maybe lacking that wee bit of confidence in front of goal. That's for me to deal with and it will turn. I'm sure it will turn.”
Fortunately for Morelos and R angers, right-back Tavernier is weighing in with the number of goals normally expected from forwards.
He made it 17 goals for the season so far when he opened the scoring with a stunning 30 yard free - kick. G err ards aid :“It doesn’ t matter who you are or who you are playing for, that is a worldclass moment to execute it in that style from where it was. It was a superb bit of magic.”