Rangers manager Russell Martin has hailed Nigerian international Cyriel Dessers for his incredible performance against Viktoria Plzen in the UEFA Champions League playoffs.

Dessers starred as the Scottish giants glided past the Czech Republic club 3–0 at the Ibrox Stadium on Tuesday, August 5.

Djeidi Gassama gave the home side the lead at the quarter-hour mark following an assist from Dessers.

Dessers went ahead to double the lead from the spot on the stroke of halftime before Gassama scored his second of the night to seal a convincing 3–0 victory for the Light Blues.

Speaking in a post-match press conference, Martin highlighted the Super Eagles striker’s important role in the victory.

“We scored some real quality goals tonight. Cyriel [Dessers] did a brilliant job attracting players so others could run in behind, and he took the ball in well,” Martin told the club’s official website.

“We haven’t been able to play Dessers from the start yet because he played one game against Middlesbrough and got a bit of an injury, so we’ve been managing him back to get him on the pitch. He did great tonight.”

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