New Rangers boss Russell Martin won his first competitive in charge as Rangers defeated Panathinaikos but what did we learn from Martin’s debut at Ibrox?

On paper a 2-0 victory at home with a clean sheet is impressive but there was moments in the game where the Light Blues rode their luck as Jack Butland was called into action making some pivotal saves.

Martin set up in a 4-3-3 system and four of his seven summer signings featured the game, which were Joe Rothwell Nasser Djiga, Max Aarons, and Djeidi Gassama.

It was a special moment for Findlay Curtis as he scored his first ever professional goal, which saw the Ibrox side kick on in the second half.

Rothwell had a solid performance as he was calm and composed on the ball, and Gassama had a dream start scoring a lovely strike from outside the box after only being on the pitch for a handful of minutes.

It was obvious that the players are still getting used to Martin’s system, and he will need time for it to work.

There was flashes of how effective The Englishman’s style of play can be with one moment being the counter attacking phase and build up for Gassama’s finish.

Aaron’s struggled at moments whilst playing in the left-back position with some misplaced passes and getting caught down his left-hand side.

In terms of the goalkeeping situation, it appears Martin will be going with Butland as his number one choice for the time being, as the former England international will be looking to build on his display against the Greek outfit.

Martin said before the Champions League qualifier that it won’t be a quick fix and pleaded with the Ibrox faithful to have patience with his philosophy and there will be some bumps along the road.

Overall, it was a dream start for Martin at Ibrox in terms of getting an all important win and the Govan club are in a positive situation as they travel to Greece for the second leg.