Plenty of Rangers fans were singing the praises of defender George Edmundson after his performance in the 1-0 win over Braga that took them through to the last 16 of the Europa League.
The 22-year-old had not played in Europe since the early qualifying rounds back in July but he was given his chance at centre-back by Steven Gerrard as Nikola Katic paid the price for his error-strewn display against St Johnstone last Sunday.
The former Oldham defender repaid his manager’s faith with a stellar display that helped his team to record a clean sheet at a ground where Braga scored eight times in three group games. He won three headers against the Portuguese outfit and made eight clearances, while several reporters lauded his performance. BBC Scotland‘s Alasdair Lamont described Edmundson as “a colossus” in his match report while the Daily Record‘s Gavin Berry gave him a nine in his player ratings, saying that he was “immense and a rock in the heart of the Light Blues rearguard”.
These Rangers fans on Twitter were also gushing over the 22-year-old’s heroics against Braga on Wednesday:
https://twitter.com/4ladshadadream/status/1232741219299663875
https://twitter.com/Cjnovo992/status/1232739734600003584
Edmundson should be the first CB on that team sheet.
— crossy (@crossy72_) February 26, 2020
Edmundson MOTM so far for me. Been outstanding
— Rangers Spares (@Rangers_Spares_) February 26, 2020
Special mention to George Edmundson, a lot of folk were wondering why he was starting and being a bit critical, but he was immense.
— Jim (@Gers_Fan1872) February 26, 2020
https://twitter.com/JwWatp/status/1232743022053515267
Rangers fans, how impressed were you with Edmundson’s display in the win against Braga? Comment below with your views!
