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title: "Glasgow Rangers: Fans slam Steven Gerrard over post-match Alfredo Morelos comments"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/gers-fans-slam-gerrard-morelos-comments/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Liam Togher"
section: "Rangers News"
published: "2020-08-07T16:00:13Z"
modified: "2020-08-07T16:00:13Z"
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# Glasgow Rangers: Fans slam Steven Gerrard over post-match Alfredo Morelos comments

**A number of Glasgow Rangers fans have hit out at manager Steven Gerrard following comments that he made about [Alfredo Morelos](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/rangers-fc-news/gers-fans-morelos-start-leverkusen/) after his team’s [1-0 defeat at Bayer Leverkusen](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51726797) on Thursday saw them bow out of the Europa League.**

The Colombian has been the subject of intense transfer speculation recently, with [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/exclusive-rangers-advanced-talks-to-sell-morelos/) claiming that the ‘Gers are in advanced talks with Lille over a potential £17m move. As per [Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11788/12043968/alfredo-morelos-steven-gerrard-says-rangers-strikers-head-has-been-turned-amid-transfer-speculation), Gerrard admitted in his post-match interview with BT Sport that the 24-year-old striker “has had his head turned” amid the speculation linking him with a move to the Ligue 1 outfit.

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Morelos, who has [found the net just once in 2020](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/alfredo-morelos/leistungsdaten/spieler/338962), endured a tough evening in Germany, failing to record a single shot, losing possession 11 times and playing just seven successful passes before being [substituted for Greg Stewart](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51726797) on 77 minutes. \[via [Sofascore](https://www.sofascore.com/bayer-04-leverkusen-rangers/bXsGdb)\]

[The Scottish Sun](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/5899369/rangers-player-ratings-morelos-leverkusen/)‘s Robert Grieve did not hold back in his player ratings, giving the Colombian a lowly four and writing: “The sooner he’s sold now the better. In poor shape physically and played like he’s thinking of other things. Been a superb signing for Rangers but now is the time to cash in.”

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These ‘Gers fans on Twitter slammed Gerrard over his post-match admission and questioned why he picked Morelos to start if he knew that his focus may have been blurred by recent transfer speculation:

> If this is gerrard just realizing that morelos’ head has been turned then we’ve got a bigger problem here. Every fan can clearly see he’s no been the same since Christmas
>
> — Leo (@Leo\_Paton) [August 6, 2020](https://twitter.com/Leo_Paton/status/1291473551149719554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Gerrard just noticing is an issue. Morelos hasn’t been interested for 8 months now. He needed replaced last summer and we fed him another contract to keep him here despite the warning signs. On Morelos, Gerrard has had a nightmare. No dressing it up. No excuses. A pure nightmare.
>
> — Bruno (@AweAbootRangers) [August 6, 2020](https://twitter.com/AweAbootRangers/status/1291456735543271426?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> so why start him.. a blind guy watching tonight’s game could see how bad his performance was , and that’s been kind
>
> — john stott (@johnstott1981) [August 6, 2020](https://twitter.com/johnstott1981/status/1291476111545765889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

https://twitter.com/RFCNC72/status/1291474134439014409

https://twitter.com/glasgowsportsfa/status/1291481629463056398

https://twitter.com/cozy1872/status/1291475991999782918

***‘Gers fans, was Gerrard wrong to pick Morelos for the Leverkusen game? Have your say by commenting below!***