Gassama With 8, Neil Gets 6.5 | Rangers Players Rated In Their Win Against Aberdeen

Gassama With 8, Neil Gets 6.5 | Rangers Players Rated In Their Win Against Aberdeen

After a catastrophic UEFA Europa Conference League elimination on Thursday night, Rangers returned to action this afternoon in search of their first league win of the season. They travelled to Pittodrie to face Aberdeen, and the gaffer Derek McInnes was fortunate to secure all three points against his former club, thanks to a spot-kick from Lawrence Shankland, followed by Kevin Nisbet’s disallowed equaliser late in the match.

Below are the Rangers players rated in their narrow 1-0 win against Aberdeen.

Ivor Pandur: 7.5

The Croatian maintained his concentration throughout the outing and made a couple of decent stops en route to registering his first clean sheet in the Premiership.

Dujon Sterling: 7

Balanced his game between attack and defence. Dominated the duels at the back and showed his attacking flair with timely overlapping runs, crosses and passes into the final third. VAR disallowed Nisbet’s goal due to a push on him before nodding home.

Olwethu Makhanya: 7.5

Another solid display from the South African centre-half, as he made some timely clearances, tackles and blocks. Struggled at times while engaging in duels, but his positioning and movement helped him deal with the Dons’ attacking threat.

Emmanuel Fernandez: 6.5

His no-nonsense clearances were crucial to ease the pressure, but he looked reluctant to make tackles, particularly during Nisbet’s equaliser before VAR ruled it out.

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – AUGUST 16: Djeidi Gassama of Rangers celebrates after scoring his team’s third goal during the Premier Sports Cup match between Rangers and St Mirren at Ibrox Stadium on August 16, 2026 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

James Penrice: 7

Showed his intent down the left with several strong tackles and duels. Made marauding runs, but his crosses lacked accuracy on most occasions. Made way for Kosta Nadeljkovic moments after Shankland’s goal.

Dan Neil: 6.5

Got the nod ahead of Connor Barron, Vanja Dragojevic and Tochi Chukwuani. But the former Sunderland star should have offered more in terms of breaking the play and carrying the ball forward from the deep.

Cammy Devlin: 7

Was combative as a deep-lying playmaker, committing tactical fouls to frustrate the home side all afternoon. Completed the most passes in the match, thus helping the Light Blues script attacking transitions.

Findlay Curtis: 7

Looked lively down the wide, but his efforts could not test Marius Muller in the Aberdeen goal. Worked extremely hard on both ends of the pitch before making way for Ben Godfrey with minutes remaining.

Djeidi Gassama: 8

Made his presence known with his dribbles and directness. Operated from the left, but he often cut inside and also won the decisive spot-kick in the process. Had a few attempts from distance, which, however, were either blocked or went off-target.

Kim Min-Su: 7.5

Was deployed as an attacking playmaker on his debut. The mega-money signing from Girona had three on-target shots denied by Muller. Was replaced by Yokota around the 72nd-minute mark.

Lawrence Shankland: 7.5

No open-play goal yet from the veteran Scotsman, but he made no mistake from the spot, ensuring a massive victory after a dismal European run. Made way for Ryan Naderi late in the contest.

Rangers Substitutes vs Aberdeen

Kosta Nedeljkovic: 6

Concentrated on protecting the lead, with Aberdeen pushing for an equaliser.

Daisuke Yokota: 5.5

Posed little threat up top since replacing Min-Su.

Ben Godfrey: NA

Played too little to warrant a rating.

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