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Patterson scored the second in a 5-2 victory that provided every bit as much drama as last week's opening leg.Alfredo Morelos, a standout on the night, Ryan Kent, Borna Barisic and Cedric Itten bagged the rest to send the Belgians packing and secure a place in Friday's draw.Frank Vercauteren's side more than played their part in an exhilarating tie but that will provide little solace from an 9-5 aggregate beating.Gerrard, on the other hand, will feel vindicated for including Patterson, Calvin Bassey and Bongani Zungu in his setup despite the wave of anger which swept their way in the wake of their Covid-breaching night on the town a fortnight ago.The manager was open and honest about what he expected from his side and from the moment the

Rangers' nailbiting 4-3 victory over Royal Antwerp was a European tie for the ages as the Ibrox side twice came from behind to win.Joe Aribo seemed to get Steven Gerrard's side off the the perfect start but Antwerp hit back through a fantastic Filipe Avenatti header and Lior Refaelov's softly-given penalty.Borna Barisic slotted the first of two penalties for the visitors but the Great Old surged ahead again thanks to Martin Hongla's long-ranged effort.With seven minutes to go, substitute Ryan Kent blasted home before Abdoulaye Seck was penalised and shown a second yellow card for handball - allowing Barisic to decide the game from 12 yards.The reaction throughout the Belgian press is one of regret, with a feeling that Frank Vercauteren's

Europa League clash with Rangers.The Belgians welcome Steven Gerrard's side on February 18 for the first leg of the Last 32 tie before heading to Ibrox a week later.Previous boss Ivan Leko had left Lamkel Ze out of the European squad but new Antwerp manager Frank Vercauteren has opted to include the controversial striker for the tie with Rangers.He sparked fury in January after turning up to the club's training ground wearing an Anderlecht shirt and promised to wear the colours of rivals Beerschot the following day.The stunt was a bid to force through a transfer to Panathinaikos.That prompted two unscheduled visits from the club's hardcore fans to training to confront the player, with Belgian riot police deployed for their second

straight to your inboxRoberto Martinez has insisted he has no doubts that Vincent Kompany will be a huge success after becoming Anderlecht's full-time manager.Kompany left Manchester City at the end of the 2018/19 season following a trophy-laden 11-year spell where he led the Blues from the early days of the Abu Dhabi takeover to domestic dominance and regulars in the Champions League.He returned to former club Anderlecht as player-manager, but his first season of coaching got off to a tricky start and he stepped down from his matchday coaching duties after just four games.Former City coach Simon Davies took charge of those responsibilities until October when Frank Vercauteren was appointed head coach alongside Kompany.In the end, Kompany

Vincent Kompany has been unveiled as the new Anderlecht manager after announcing his retirement from playing at the age of 34.