Alfredo Morelos scored twice and set up a third as Rangers deservedly beat Rapid Vienna 3-1 at Ibrox to extend Steven Gerrard's unbeaten run in Europe as manager
Valon Berisha put Rapid Vienna in front shortly before half-time - despite a clear offside call being missed in the build-up - but Morelos quickly levelled for Rangers less than a minute later
Rangers piled on the pressure in the second half, but had to wait until the 83rd minute for the lead, as James Tavernier scored a penalty after Morelos had been fouled by Marlo Sonnleitner
 Morelos then added a third in stoppage time, as Rangers moved top of Group G on 4 points after two matches, following their draw with Villarreal in Spain two weeks ago
They also equalled their own Scottish record of 10 matches unbeaten at the start of a European campaign, as they overcame a team that had beaten Spartak Moscow a fortnight ago, but then sacked their manager Goran Djuricin last week
New boss Dietmar Kuhbauer's team started confidently, winning two early corners, but Rangers had much of the early possession, backed by a raucous home support
 Yet it was Rapid who nearly scored after 20 minutes; Andrija Pavlovic beat Connor Goldson to a cross from the left, but flashed his header just wide of the far post
Rapid were temporarily reduced to 10 men after defender Mateo Barac clashed heads with Alfredo Morelos
 A bloodstained Barac disappeared up the tunnel and did not return, but several minutes passed before Christopher Dibon eventually replaced him
Rangers were beginning to pin their opponents back to the edge of their own penalty box, but for all their endeavours they lacked creativity, with Morelos feeding off scraps
 Neither team looked like making a breakthrough as the clock ticked past 40 minutes, but the game then burst into life
Rapid winger Andrei Ivan - who on replay looked clearly offside - crossed from the right towards the penalty spot, and Lassana Coulibaly's attempted clearance only diverted the ball into the path of Berisha
 The Norwegian striker swept the ball past the helpless Alan McGregor, who was then booked for his vociferous protests at the officiating
Rangers' response was instant, with Morelos in classic poaching mode, as he latched onto James Tavernier's perfect cross from the right to slot the ball into the Rapid net for his ninth goal of the season
The goals appeared to inject both sides with belief, and the second half started at a far more frantic pace than the first, with Rapid looking especially threatening on the counter-attack
 Tavernier had two opportunities to test Strebinger from free-kicks, but the Rangers captain was unable to deliver a quality ball on each occasion
Ryan Kent was now beginning to cause Rapid problems
 After forcing Ivan to crudely foul him and be booked, the winger forced Strebinger into a save at his near post, before drawing another yellow card from Mert Muldur, as Rangers began to turn on the pressure
Strebinger came to his team's rescue on 67 minutes, as he made a tremendous low save from Ove Ejaria's diving header
 As Rapid began tire and sit deep, Rangers' energy levels seemed to grow, and Gerrard held off making changes, as he waited for his team to capitalise on the momentum they had built
It came after 83 minutes, as Morelos was flatted in the penalty box by Sonnleitner as he tried to manoeuver into position to shoot
 Tavernier took the kick and fired it high to the left of Strebinger, and Ibrox exploded with joy
In stoppage time as Rapid threw men up the pitch, Rangers broke with Candeias, who back-heeled it into the path of Morelos, and he slid the ball under Strebinger to add gloss to the scoreline
 With a double-header against bottom side Spartak Moscow to come, progression to the knockout stages is now a real possibility for Rangers
Rangers have won five of their six competitive European ties against Austrian opposition (L1), conceding just three times
SK Rapid Wien have only won three of their 20 away Europa League games (D3 L14) and are winless in their last six in the competition on their travels (D1 L5)
Including qualifiers, Rangers are yet to lose a European game under manager Steven Gerrard (P10 W5 D5 L0), winning three of their four qualifying games for the 2018-19 Europa League at Ibrox (D1)
There were just 106 seconds between Veton Berisha's opener for SK Rapid Wien and Alfredo Morelos' equaliser for Rangers
James Tavernier is the first Rangers player to both score and assist in a single European game (excl
 qualifiers) since DaMarcus Beasley and Daniel Cousin both netted and provided an assist against Lyon in the Champions League in October 2007
Morelos put in a fine display leading the Rangers attack
 He was a constant problem for Rapid Vienna's centre-backs on numerous occasions and was instrumental in many of Rangers' attacking moves
His instant response to Vienna's opener gave Rangers plenty of confidence on the stroke of half-time which altered the tone of the game
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