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Europa League Qualifying | First Qualifying Round
Jul 17, 2018 at 4.55pm UK
 
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Steven Gerrard "concerned" by Rangers attack

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Rangers manager Steven Gerrard admits that he still has "a hell of a lot of work to do" with his side after watching them draw 0-0 with Macedonian minnows Shkupi.

Rangers manager Steven Gerrard has admitted that he is "concerned" by his side's lack of cutting edge in the final third during their 0-0 draw with Shkupi this afternoon.

The Scottish outfit booked their place in the second Europa League qualifying round courtesy of a 2-0 aggregate victory, but the second leg in Macedonia ended goalless with Rangers struggling to cause their opponents many problems.

Gerrard was pleased with his side's defensive organisation, but acknowledged that he still has a lot of work to do to improve his side at the other end of the pitch.

"I'm a bit mixed right now. We're pleased with one side of the game but there is certainly a hell of a lot of work to do on the other side. Out of possession we were good, our shape was good. We were aggressive and I'm pleased with the clean sheet," the former Liverpool and England captain told RangersTV.

"I thought Allan McGregor and my two centre-backs (Connor Goldson and Nikola Katic) were outstanding. Shkupi got one real chance on goal late on which we will look at but our game management was really good. We handled everything that was put at us bar that one chance.

"So there is definitely a base there for how we want to look away from home. It's a platform to build on. But I'm disappointed with us in possession for the first 30 minutes. I don't think we passed the ball well enough, and throughout the game there was a serious lack of quality in the final third.

"We will get better on the ball and we will improve in the final third. There are things I'm pleased at, but I am concerned about the lack of quality in the final third."

Rangers will face either Petrocub of Moldova or Croatian side Osijek in the next round.

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