Gerrard begins his managerial career with a "satisfactory" victory for the Rangers

Glasgo – Steven Gerrard did a "satisfactory"
start life as a manager because his Rangers team claimed a hard-fought 2-0
victory over the Macedonians Shkupi in the Europa League qualify at Ibrox on
Thursday.

The first half of Jamie Murphy and James Tavernier
injury time penalty proved sufficient to give the 54 Scottish champions
two goals lead to the second leg of the first round of qualifying next week
to attach.

"Satisfactory, we still have work to do"
former big Liverpool told BT Sport.

"We certainly deserved the second goal.
were 3-0, 4-0, 5-0 if we had been a little more clinical or had a little
more luck in the last third. "

Gerrard, former captain of England, whose only former coach
experience came with Liverpool's youth teams, debuted at his former
Jon Flanagan, his Liverpool teammate, and Scott Arfield, former Burnley midfielder.

"There are a lot of new players, we are always
It's our first game, "he added.
Positive but still work to do. "

The hosts broke the stalemate in the 23rd minute, like Murphy,
who only joined on a permanent Premier League deal side Brighton in May,
fired a shot low through Shkupi goalkeeper Suat Zendeli, who should have done
better, score the first goal of the Gerrard era.

The visitors had started brilliantly, with Blagoja Ljamcevski
hitting the crossbar early, but the Rangers dominated after Murphy's strike,
only for their prodigality to keep their opponents in the tie.

Colombian striker Alfredo Morelos caught the ball
his feet in space in the box, while Arfield unlucky with the goal to his
pity.

Rangers began slowly in the second period before the introduction
Liverpool's lender Ovie Ejaria revived things, but Josh Windbad
when not marked.

Scots increased their hopes of avoiding a repeat of the last
Humiliating outing of the year at the same stage of the Liechtenstein Progres held
Niederkorn, however, as Murphy was shot to win a 91st minute penalty.

The new captain Tavernier gets up to slam the ball
in the middle, stinging a fist-pump gaze Gerrard.

"After seeing them and what they are talking about, they gave us
one or two minor mistakes but I'm very confident we can go and score goals
against them, "said the 38-year-old