Steven Gerrard’s Rangers are loving life.
The Scottish Premiership leaders, fresh off an Old Firm derby win at the weekend, took hold of its Europa League group with a comfortable-enough 2-0 win over Standard Liege in Belgium on Thursday.
Rangers led through captain James Tavernier’s early penalty but were rarely bothered as the Belgian side did not manage a shot on target.
[ WATCH: Latest PST “Unfiltered” ]
The match remained a 1-goal affair, though, until well-traveled Jamaican forward Kemar Roofe delivered a tremendous strike from inside his own half.
This wasn’t simply a case of a player spotting a keeper well off his line and lining up a looping shot from distance, as Roofe cut to the right to create space and hit a rocket past the reach of Arnaud Bodart.
Roofe coincidentally scored away to Standard Liege last season while on loan to Anderlecht from Leeds United.
This all comes days after the blue side of Glasgow took all three points from COVID-hit Celtic in a weekend Old Firm to take a four-point lead atop the Scottish Premiership table. Rangers are bidding to close the door on their rivals
🔥🔥🔥 KEMAR ROOFE 🔥🔥🔥
— Joe Prince-Wright (@JPW_NBCSports) October 22, 2020
One of the craziest goals ever. Did not expect that hit from the halfway line after that run! Goalkeeper wasn’t even that far off his line. What a goal! #RangersFC win 2-0 at Standard Liege in the #UEL
🎥 via @UCLonCBSSports pic.twitter.com/4hY0Mqcbwn