Rangers suffered the earliest of setbacks to their William Hill Premiership title hopes by dropping two points in a 0-0 draw against Hearts at Tynecastle.
Gers boss Philippe Clement on Friday extended his contract at Ibrox until 2028 after making nine new signings but midfielder Connor Barron was the only one making his first start for the club in the opening game of the league season.
It was a battle for most of the afternoon with both sides hitting the woodwork but neither could get the breakthrough.
It was not the start Rangers wanted in their battle to wrest the title back from Celtic and they will need to improve greatly for their Champions League first leg qualifier against Dynamo Kyiv on Tuesday, a fixture which offers no respite.
For the league season curtain raiser, new signings Yan Dhanda, James Penrice and Gerald Taylor started for the home side while Malachi Boateng, recruited on Saturday morning from Crystal Palace, was on the bench and was introduced later in the game.
There was a familiar look about the visitors and Rangers’ unconvincing pre-season meant the small band of travelling fans arrived in the Gorgie sunshine with some trepidation.
We give each player a mark out of ten for their performance in Gorgie.
9. James Penrice - 7
Assured on the left-side of defence and did not let much past him. His first competitive 90 minutes for some time and made a nice debut. | SNS Group
10. Ridvan Yilmaz - 7
Got in a bit of row with some Hearts fans and head coach Steven Naismith in the first half and was a tenacious presence. Did his case no harm at all in the battle with Jefte to be Rangers' first-choice left-back. | SNS Group
11. Jorge Grant - 7
The Englishman's main aspect of his game is pushing forward, but he was part of a two-man defensive midfield unit and did very well, snapping into tackles and making Hearts very competitive in that area. Came off late on for debutant Malachi Boateng. | SNS Group
12. Cammy Devlin - 7
The Australian snapped at the heels of Rangers players all day long and covered every blade of grass. Managed his game well after picking up a booking. | SNS Group