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Steven Gerrard Pleased With Rangers Win Against Hibernian

Rangers Manager Steven Gerrard
Rangers Manager Steven Gerrard

Rangers manager Steven Gerrard has praised his players for their performance against Hibernian on Wednesday evening.

The Gers maintained their good run of form with a 1-0 win against Hibernian away from home at Easter Road in the Scottish Premiership.

Colombia international striker Alfredo Morelos scored the only goal of the game six minutes into the second half.

The result means that Rangers remain at the top of the Scottish Premiership table with 72 points from 26 matches.

Second-placed and bitter Old Firm rivals Celtic are currently second in the standings with 49 points from 23 games.

Rangers boss Gerrard has praised his players for the performance and result against Hibernian away from home at Easter Road on Wednesday evening.

Gerrard told Rangers’ official website: “It was a big performance, to a man every single person stood up tonight. We had to compete and we had to work very hard for the result but it was thoroughly deserved. We controlled most of the first-half and I thought in the second-half we went up a level again.

“We limited Hibs to very few chances and we defended a lot better than the previous times we have come here. Buff has stepped up at an important time with a big goal but it was a great team goal again.

“I am really proud of the efforts, I am demanding a lot from these players every single day so I have to praise them and they deserve a lot of credit for the performance tonight.

“It is that time of year when pitches get a bit wet and get a bit bobbly especially as the game goes on but we have got some real good technical players and I thought the goal was a technical goal but we didn’t come here to play a technical game.

“We came to play an effective game, we wanted to make it about their defenders and that’s where the goal has come from, we gave the players the game plan but they have carried it out and they have executed it to a tee.”

Match Stats

Over the course of the 90 minutes at Easter Road on Wednesday evening, hosts Hibernian had 38% of the possession, took eight shots of which two were on target, and earned four corners.

Visitors Rangers had 62% of the possession, took 11 shots of which three were on target, and earned two corners.