Gerrard unhappy with St Johnstone kick-off time after European exertions

Rangers take on Tommy Wright's side in Perth at 12.15pm on Sunday

Published 20th Sep 2019

Rangers boss Steven Gerrard is unhappy at having to face St Johnstone at lunchtime on Sunday following the exertions of Thursday night's win over Feyenoord.

The Light Blues got their Europa League Group G campaign off to an encouraging start with a 1-0 win over the Dutch side at Ibrox, where the game kicked off at 8pm.

Ahead of the trip to Perth in the Ladbrokes Premiership, which is live on television at 12.15pm, Gerrard said: "We are not complaining, it is the way it is.

"But certainly for us and Celtic, you would like to think that our own league would help us in terms of kick-off times but they go the other way and make them earlier and they give you morning kick-offs.

"I probably haven't been up here long enough to maybe bring that up but it is not good is it, when you are kicking off at eight o'clock on a Thursday night and your players, the adrenaline and you can't get a sleep until three or four o'clock in the morning and then our league, who are supposed to be our governing body who help us, go and agree a kick-off time at 12.15 on Sunday.'