FASHION SAKALA dedicated Rangers' hard-fought victory over Livingston to crocked Ibrox star Ianis Hagi.
The Romanian has been ruled out for the rest of the campaign after undergoing surgery on the knee injury he sustained against Stirling Albion last week.
Boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst had Scott Arfield to thank as he stepped off the bench to score a late winner that maintained Rangers' lead over Celtic in the Premiership title race.
Van Bronckhorst was also able to welcome back Ryan Jack on a night where he was without the likes of Joe Aribo, Ryan Kent and Alfredo Morelos.
And Sakala reckons the hard-fought victory was the perfect way to send well wishes to Hagi as he embarks on the road to recovery in the coming months.
Sakala told RangersTV: "It was a very tough game but we were ready for it. We wanted the three points.
"That is what we talked about and it was as special game because of Ianis Hagi. It was a very big dedication to him.
"I think the only way to wish him good luck and get well soon was to get the three points.
"It was really difficult. Playing against a team with a low block is always difficult but I am very happy because every player played well. I think that was special.
"It was very special [to see Scott get the goal]. I think you saw my celebration. I celebrated like him!
"I was very happy for him to get a goal and for the team to get three points. It is great for Jack and Scott Arfield [to come back].
"This is a team that is always looking to the next challenge. Now we are done with this one with Livingston we have to think about Ross County.
"It is something that we will focus on and I am pretty sure and very confident that we will fight again like we did today."
Why are you making commenting on The Herald only available to subscribers?
It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse.
heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment.
We are doing this to improve the experience for our loyal readers and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself.
We are lucky at The Herald. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories.
That is invaluable.
We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse.
In the past, the journalist’s job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel