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| Rangers manager Steven Gerrard contests the red card of Alfredo Morelos |
Having looked destined for victory, two late dropped points on his league bow was a harsh lesson for Rangers boss Steven Gerrard.
The Gers have impressed during pre-season, conceding only twice in seven games including four Europa League qualifying ties, but an almost perfect away performance in their first real test at Aberdeen, last season's Scottish Premiership runners-up, meant nothing when Bruce Anderson slotted in an equaliser in the third minute of injury time when left totally unmarked.
Steven Gerrard reacts to a late draw
It was incredibly harsh on Gerrard, and Rangers, who had played from the 12th minute with 10 men because of Alfredo Morelos' moment of madness when he kicked out at Scott McKenna and was given his marching orders, but he resisted making a defensive substitution to see the game out against an increasingly desperate Dons side and was made to pay late on.
"It seems like the world is against us," Gerrard strikingly said after the game, pointing the finger at the officials. "But we'll make sure we get better for that because it looks like some more decisions will go against us as the season goes on.
"We need to try and use it to our advantage. It's not just today, I believe it's been happening for seasons. That's just my opinion."
Gerrard knows very well from personal experience how unforgiving professional football can be, arguably more than most when you look back at his playing career, namely his infamous slip against Chelsea in 2014, and header that allowed Luis Suarez in against Uruguay at the World Cup later the same year.
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