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The crowd erupted into song at the half time interval of the Rally Roon The Rangers performance at the Pavilion in Glasgow on Friday night.

During the show tributes were paid to former Rangers heroes who have recently passed away. We were all behind the curtain here and delay the 2nd half for this to calm down." The crowd erupted into song at the half time interval of the Rally Roon The Rangers performance at the Pavilion in Glasgow on Friday night.

Two quickfire goals from Scott Arfield and James Tavernier were enough as Rangers came from behind to beat Livingston 2-1 at the Almondvale Stadium.

It was a full turnaround two minutes later when skipper Tavernier curled in a free-kick from just outside the box. James Tavernier struck a superb free-kick just two minutes later to seal the win for Rangers - Jon Nouble gave the home side a shock lead with a lob after just five minutes

Rangers needed two goals in the final 16 minutes from Scott Arfield and James Tavernier to start their Scottish Premiership season with a hard-fought 2-1 ...

Just two minutes later, Tavernier struck the winner in style with a free-kick that curled into the top corner. Rangers finally levelled on 74 minutes when Arfield guided a header into the far corner from Ryan Kent's cross. The Europa League finalists trailed just five minutes into the new campaign when Joel Nouble lofted the ball over Jon McLaughlin.

Antonio Colak, John Souttar and Tom Lawrence started the match with Bayern Munich loanee Malik Tillman making a positive impact off the bench in his first ...

Antonio Colak, John Souttar and Tom Lawrence started the match with Bayern Munich loanee Malik Tillman making a positive impact off the bench in his first competitive bow. He looks a special talent James Tavernier gives Rangers the lead with a thunderous free kick into the top corner. A quickfire second half turnaround ensures Rangers start the Scottish Premiership season with a victory. Rangers are getting cross after cross into the Livingston penalty box but it's just the case of finding a man in space who can create an opportunity. But relief came with 18 minutes left as first Scott Arfield flicked home a header to level before skipper James Tavernier followed that up almost immediately with a perfectly-struck free-kick to get the Scottish Cup winners off and running. Gio van Bronckhorst’s team looked to be on course for a repeat of the defeat they suffered to Hearts in Dick Advocaat’s first season in charge back in 1998 after Joel Nouble gave Livingston a shock lead. The big Englishman gave Rangers the run-around for most of the first-half while the rest of his team-mates worked tirelessly to add to Rangers’ frustrations. Neil McCann tells BBC Sportsound that Malik Tillman showed he has the potential to be one of the players of the season during his second half cameo in Rangers win over Livingston. The 47-year-old was jubilant after watching his team battle back from a goal down to secure all three points on the opening day of the season. The stakes are high as both sides this season with Rangers having aspirations of a Scottish Premiership title. The opening day of the season offers hope for every club that this is a season where trophies can be landed and dreams realised.

Rangers and Livingston kick off the new Scottish football league season – meeting on the opening day for the second consecutive year.

"Tom Parkes is probably going to have to go and get a second op, he is potentially six to nine months away. The match will be shown on three channels – Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football and also on Ultra HD. Coverage begind at 11am. "I think [Rangers] look fresh.

Jonny McFarlane gives his on-the-whistle verdict on the action at the Tony Macaroni.

The second flashpoint, and another that went in favour of the home side, was when Antonio Colak's brilliant header was ruled out for offside. Scott Arfield and James Sands' introduction in the 67th minute was pivotal and once again highlighted van Bronckhorst's game management skills. The Ibrox side looked much sharper in the second half when Wright went off for Malik Tillman and Lawrence moved wide. The opening goal was a case in point and while Borna Barisic didn't cover himself in glory with some dodgy positioning, it was Souttar who allowed Nouble to drift off him before producing a tidy finish. It was a debut to forget from John Souttar who was given a comprehensive going over by Livingston powerhouse Joel Nouble. The big striker was a constant menace with his combination of touch, strength and mobility and Souttar looked cast adrift. Souttar will have to adjust to a level of scrutiny he's never faced before as the moment is replayed, assessed and fans make snap judgments.

James Tavernier's scintillating second-half free-kick gave Rangers a hard-fought 2-1 win over Livingston in their Scottish Premiership opener.

“I will need to try to get him signed just to put him on the bench or in the stand so he is not playing against us. It’s the first game of the season and we will learn from it. “If you see the second-half performance, we deserved the win.

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