Rangers sack manager Michael Beale after 10 months in charge at Ibrox

Rangers have sacked manager Michael Beale after just 10 months in charge.

The Ibrox side trail Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic by seven points following a third league loss in seven games, as Aberdeen won 3-1 at Ibrox on Saturday.

Rangers will now be led by an interim management team of Steven Davis, alongside former players Alex Rae, Steven Smith and Brian Gilmour.

Sky Sports News understands the interim management team will remain in place for as long as necessary so the Rangers board can appoint the correct long-term manager for the club.

It is also understood the club are confident the interim management team will have the required UEFA coaching licences to lead the club in the Europa League, with Rangers at Aris Limassol on Thursday.

Pressure had been mounting on Beale in recent weeks as his side lost 1-0 at home to their Old Firm rivals, just days after being hammered 7-3 on aggregate by PSV in their Champions League play-off.

Even some of Rangers' four consecutive wins that followed were met with boos from supporters, and after 43 competitive matches in charge, Beale has been relieved of his duties by CEO James Bisgrove and chairman John Bennett.

Beale - who signed a deal until the summer of 2026 to replace Giovanni van Bronckhorst last November - becomes one of the shortest-serving permanent managers in the club's history, with only Pedro Caixinha and Paul Le Guen departing sooner.

Rangers are now searching for a fourth different manager in two years, following Steven Gerrard's move to Aston Villa in 2021, and the dismissals of Van Bronckhorst, then Beale in the years thereafter.

More to follow.

Beale joined from QPR less than six months after landing his first managerial job at Loftus Road.

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