Rangers pundits puzzled by Joe Aribo switch as Fashion Sakala central role queried after late heartache

Without a striker and looking for makeshift options, Rangers weren't spoiled for striker choices on their big European night - but what they did go for has raised eyebrows.

The Premiership champions are down but certainly not out of their Europa League semi-final with RB Leipzig after a 1-0 first leg defeat.

The Light Blues took a massive travelling support with them and it looked like they would earn a stalemate in Germany ahead of the return in Ibrox next week.

But Angelino's stunning volley five minutes from time put paid to those plans to leave Giovanni van Bronckhorst's men chasing the tie.

But with a raucous Ibrox to come back to in the second leg, Rangers will believe they can overturn the slim deficit.

A trip to Seville and a first European final since their UEFA Cup showpiece in 2008 is the prize for them if they prevail against Germany's new heavyweight.

They'll need to remain compact in defence for that to happen and sharpen up in attack - despite strikers Alfredo Morelos and potentially Kemar Roofe being absent - to breach Leipzig's defence.

Here's how the pundits reacted to proceedings at the Red Bull Arena.

Van Bronckhorst started with Scott Wright and Ryan Kent in his forward line with what looked like a 5-3-2, before Joe Aribo proved more effective as a false nine in the second half.

Fashion Sakala - whose headed clearance from a corner was spectacularly volleyed home - came off the bench to take over in that role and former Ibrox right-back Hutton, speaking on BT Sport, was perplexed as to why.

He said: "We praised the manager before about being tactically aware. We are sitting watching it thinking 'it's working.'

"The second half was much better. So why did he change it? Sakala is a different