Steven Gerrard Appreciates Fashion Sakala’s Attitude since his arrival

Head coach Steven Gerrard was full of praise for Fashion Sakala on Sunday evening after his dream starts to live at Ibrox.

Gerrard was quick to appreciate the former Zanaco striker’s attitude since his arrival from Belgian Jupiler Pro League side, KV Oostende.

“There’s still loads to come in terms of fitness and getting him up to speed and the information we’re giving him,” the former Liverpool midfielder said.

“One thing I will say is that he’s come in with an incredible attitude.

“He’s been an absolute role model to everyone where he’s come from in terms of his country. He’s been bright, wanting to learn and pick up every bit of information. He’s smiling, he’s enjoying it and he’s grateful to be here.”

“He’s been an absolute pleasure to work with in the opening ten days but there are loads more to come. You can see he’s exciting. We still need to polish the diamond but hopefully, he’ll become the player we expect,” he added.

Junior Fashion Sakala is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Rangers and the Zambia national team. who scored an equaliser for his team Glasgow Rangers FC in a match against Spanish giants Real Madrid.

Fashion Jr has described how delighted he was to score in front of fans at Ibrox this evening after Rangers finished their pre-season with a win against Real Madrid which ended 2-1.

Sakala and his new teammates will start their season against Livingston on Saturday.

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