Rangers 'get away' with one as pundits brand Jack Butland 'luckiest man on the planet' after Steaua stumble

It was a comfortable night in the end for Rangers as they beat FCSB 4-0.

But it could have been another Europa League let down if a soft early foul against Jack Butland hadn't been given. The Rangers keeper took an age with the ball at his feet in the opening minutes and David Miculescu robbed him of possession and rolled into an empty net to leave Ibrox stunned.

However, the Englishman was saved by the whistle of Marco Di Bello, who pulled the Romanian up for a foul on butland. Replays showed minimal contact, with a floundering Butland attempting to haul the Steaua striker down as he fell in a bid to salvage the situation. The officials did that for him, then his teammates took full advantage as Tom Lawrence's opener before a Vaclav Cerny double and Hamza Igamane's first goal for the club ensured an easier night than it may have been had Butland been punished.

Here's how the pundits saw it.

"I think he has given a free-kick and I am not sure it is. First thing you have got to say, far too many touches. I'll tell you what, he's got away with one there, Jack Butland. Two heavy touches, it's simply not a free-kick, it's as simple as that. It's a goal. Miculescu in my opinion doesn't do anything wrong, in fact he does just about everything right. See if Butland is thinking that (he;ll get a free-kick), he is the luckiest man on the planet, for me."

"My first thought was that if this was in the middle of the pitch, it probably wouldn't have been a foul. I think Butland is taking his time over it. I'm not sure. I think he gets away with one there."

"You know something? It's one of these ones that if that had gone the other way, just with the nature of the game, it could be so different. I think Rangers got away with one