By Taofeek Babalola
Super Eagles midfielder Joe Aribo scored two goals in Rangers’ 8-0 demolition of Hamilton Academical in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday and restored their nine-point lead at the top.
The pressure was on Steven Gerrard's league leaders to respond after Celtic's 4-1 victory at Motherwell cut the gap to six points, and respond they did, in devastating fashion.
Aribo, Kemar Roofe and James Tavernier score braces, Scott Arfield and Brandon Barker also on target.
Rangers tore Hamilton Academical apart in yesterday's game, with the Gers 4-0 up at half time.
Arfield opened the floodgates and Rangers were three up inside 19 minutes, as goals from Roofe and Aribo completed a three-minute three-goal flurry to put the game beyond the Accies.
And Aribo then piled more misery on Hamilton when he scored Rangers’ fourth in the 36th minute to end first half 4-0.
Roofe netted his second goal in the 54th minute before substitute Brandon Barker and a brace from captain James Tavernier sealed the biggest and most emphatic victory of Gerrard's tenure.
The chastening defeat leaves Hamilton rooted to the bottom of the table without a win since September, the only positive for Brian Rice's side being that they narrowly avoided equalling the biggest losing margin in Scottish top-flight history by a goal.
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