STEVEN GERRARD was relieved Rangers were able to retain their title-winning stars during the summer transfer window after preparing himself for a key Ibrox exit. The champions had to fend off interest in Nathan Patterson from Everton before the close of business last month as the Premier League side were rebuffed in their attempts to land the right-back. Gerrard said: "I think that will always be the case at Rangers, especially when you are sitting in this chair or are in my shoes. "You always want to keep your best players, the players that are going to give you the best chance of being successful moving forward. "We had some bids for Nathan Patterson that were way off his valuation in this recent window.

Source: The Herald September 10, 2021 14:26 UTC