'Astonishing' – Hugh Keevins hits back at what people are saying about Rangers win

Hugh Keevins has pointed out that Philippe Clement equalled a record set by Steven Gerrard in an “astonishing” win for Rangers over Nice.

Speaking on the Clyde 1 Superscoreboard (29 November), Keevins said that detractors from the Gers’ performance in their 4-1 Europa League victory on Thursday (28 November) should be ignored.

Clement’s side producing arguably their best performance of the season also saw the Belgian draw level with Gerrard, having gone unbeaten in his first seven European away games since taking charge at Ibrox.

Keevins said: “People will try to diminish Rangers’ achievement last night by pointing out the very obvious deficiencies that their opponents had, but that would be wrong and shouldn’t be allowed to happen.

“It was an astonishing result, and it also sees Philippe Clement equal Steven Gerrard’s record of having gone seven away games in a row in Europe without losing any of them.”

Rangers need to replicate Europa League form on a regular basis

For all their struggles in the Premiership so far this season, some of the Light Blues’ displays on the continent have lit up the Europa League, racking up two four-goal victories already.

FCSB and Nice have both been put to the sword either side of a 1-1 draw at Olympiakos, and though the Gers’ defending was dismal in a 4-1 home loss to Lyon, their overall position in Europe is a strong one.

It’s a damning indictment of their domestic form that in a 36-team Europa League table, Clement’s side sit just three points off the top in eighth, whereas they’re 11 points off the pace in the Premiership.

If Clement can bring the best bits of his team’s continental displays – such as giving a start to the brace-scoring striker Hamza Igamane – back into their domestic meetings, expect that gap to close quickly.

However, if the below-par performances in defeats to Aberdeen and Celtic are replicated, the Bear’s strong showings in Europe will prove to be nothing more than a curious outlier.

In other Rangers news, Ally McCoist and Rod Stewart went back and forth over the Old Firm clubs’ European exploits.

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