Rangers manager, Russell Martin, has heaped praise on Nigerian forward Cyriel Dessers following his standout display in their 3-0 triumph over Viktoria Plzen at Ibrox in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League qualifying clash.
Dessers made a decisive impact in what was his first appearance of the new campaign, scoring once and providing an assist in a dominant showing by the Scottish giants.
The Super Eagles striker teed up Djeidi Gassama for the opening goal of the night before confidently converting a penalty just before the break after debutant Oliver Antman was brought down in the box.
Martin commended Dessers’ overall contribution to the team’s performance, particularly his movement and link-up play.
“We scored some real quality goals tonight. Cyriel [Dessers] did a brilliant job attracting players so others could run in-behind and he took the ball in well,” Martin told the club’s official website.
“We haven’t been able to play Dessers from the start yet because he played one game against Middlesbrough and got a bit of an injury, so we’ve been managing him back to get him on the pitch. He done great tonight.”
The return leg of the tie is scheduled to take place next week Wednesday, with Rangers taking a solid three-goal advantage to the Czech Republic.