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Steven Gerrard will let James Tavernier decide if he wants to remain Rangers’ penalty taker after latest miss

Rangers secured a 1-0 win against Feyenoord in their Europa League opener on Thursday thanks to Seyi Ojo’s cracker of a goal in the 24th minute.

However, the Scottish Premiership giants could have found themselves ahead 14 minutes earlier.

The Light Blues were awarded a penalty after Feyenoord defender Edgar Ie handed the ball inside the box, and skipper James Tavernier stepped up to take the awarded spot-kick.

However, the Rangers star could only hit the upright after firing wide.

Tavernier also failed to score from the spot against Progres Niederkorn during the first-leg of their Europa League qualifiers, and manager Steven Gerrard has decided that it’s up to the right-back to choose to continue being Rangers’ designated kicker or give the responsibility to someone else.