But there was a worried look on the Rangers boss' face when Kemar Roofe pulled up with a calf problem midway through Thursday night's 5-0 triumph.

James Tavernier also failed to return for the second half but Gerrard confirmed the skipper had been kept inside to give him a break after a taxing start to the new season.

And he is hopeful former Leeds ace Roofe has escaped lasting damage after being taken off early.

Gerrard told RangersTV: "There is an issue (with Kemar) but we're hoping it's not a big one.

"He said he could feel a bit of tightness so hopefully he's done the sensible thing before it got worse.

"We'll have a look at it over the next day or so but fingers crossed he'll be OK.

"It was just a rest for Tav. I gave Borna Barisic a bit of a rest at the weekend and that's why I put young Nathan Patterson on the bench.

"I had an idea we'd get comfortable in the game and I could offload Tav because it's very rare I get the opportunity to do that.

"As soon as the game went 2-0 I thought let's get Tav off and give him a blow."