Neil McCann thrilled by Ianis Hagi for Rangers v Livingston
Neil McCann was left thrilled by Rangers star Ianis Hagi on Saturday in the 3-0 opening day victory over Livingston.
The Bears got their season off to the perfect start at Ibrox, with the Romanian scoring the opener before being forced off injured.
McCann labelled Hagi as the perfect player for the ball to fall too in this situation, as he sat down two defenders and smashed it into the top corner.
McCann was a big fan of the Romanian international on BBC Sportscene, who opened the scoring by taking advantage of some slack defending.
“That was a brilliant finish,” he said.
“It’s very deliberate, a reverse into the top corner, that’s a very talented player and probably the perfect player the ball has fallen too.”
Michael Stewart of course had to protest that, though, insisting that Hagi didn’t actually mean his finish.
“I have got to take issue, though, I don’t think Ianis Hagi did try to reverse it, it took a nick and went into the top corner.”
Of Course.
If there was one pundit who would have to disagree with McCann here, it would be Stewart, of course.
Hagi knew exactly what he was doing in this situation, and embarrassed the Livingston defence before picking his spot.
Yes, it did take a slight deflection, but it certainly didn’t change the outcome of what would have happened should it have not.
The ball was going in either way, and there was no chance the Bears were being beaten on Saturday, like someone else we know.
We are crossing our fingers there isn’t lasting damage for Hagi, though, with that Adam Lewis challenge a disgrace.
It was the perfect start, and long may it continue.
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