Brian Laudrup reckons Michael Beale's classy Rangers touch shows club is being led in the 'right' way

Brian Laudrup reckons Michael Beale's Rangers response to Malik Tillman's goal against Partick proves the club is in good hands.

Beale instructed his players to let the Jags equalise at Ibrox after Tillman had won possession and put the hosts 2-1 up after Partick had tried to give possession back to their opponents. That provoked a furios response from the Jags players, who angrily confronted the American.

But Scott Tiffoney was allowed to run through unopposed from kick-off and score to restore parity, then everyone got on with what was a thrilling Scottish Cup tie. An own goal saw Rangers through to the quarter-finals, where they will host Raith Rovers following Monday evening's draw. But more important than progressing, as far as Laudrup is concerned, is how Rangers conduct themselves, and insists Beale is already onto a winner in that regard. He wrote in his Daily Mail column: "Michael Beale put fairness first. And protected his own player at the same time. To me, it was a class act by a manager who is leading Rangers in the right manner.

"Some things are bigger than just getting a win or reaching the next round of the Scottish Cup. Sportsmanship is one of them.

"Beale 's decision to let Partick Thistle score unopposed and make it 2-2 was brave in the sense there was still a risk of suffering a major shock result that would have derailed the early optimism of his tenure. But his reaction was absolutely the right one. And not just in moral terms. What Beale did was the smart thing to look after Malik Tillman, too.

"I don't buy the idea that somehow he wasn't sticking up for his own player. The opposite was true. By shifting the focus on to himself, Beale was saving Tillman from a lot of unnecessary grief.

"Now, I