It didn’t fairly have the glamour of a packed Ibrox Stadium in opposition to a star-studded Tottenham Hotspur aspect 24 hours earlier however Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s aspect performed their last pre-season pleasant earlier than their huge Scottish Premiership kick at Livingston in a closed doorways recreation in opposition to a Queen’s Park XI.
And it was a great exercise for the Gentle Blues with a double from new signing Zak Lovelace and aim from returning Niko Katic in a 3-2 win. Owen Coyle’s Spiders didn’t have England captain Harry Kane in his ranks however it was nonetheless a good exercise for the Gentle Blues at Auchenhowie and the match additionally noticed Ben Davies make his first look in a Rangers shirt since his £4 million transfer from Liverpool.
The lunchtime conflict additionally allowed Malik Tillman to get extra minutes in his legs after approaching within the 2-1 defeat to Antonio Conte’s Spurs. And skilled Scotland midfielder Ryan Jack was additionally named within the beginning XI alongside first workforce regulars Trend Sakala, Scott Arfield, Scott Wright and James Sands with veteran midfielder Steven Davis, who signed a contract extension in the summertime, handed the captain’s armband.
The fixture additionally gave some kids an opportunity to point out what they will do with Leon King and Adam Devine each beginning and Robby McCrorie taking his place between the sticks as hypothesis continues over a doable mortgage transfer following Allan McGregor’s determination to increase his contract and Jon McLaughlin combating him for the No. 1 spot.
Former Millwall teen Lovelace, who joined this summer season, netted a brace with Katic additionally on the scoresheet after the pair got here off the bench.
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