Rangers have sacked manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst after falling off the pace in the Scottish Premiership title race.Van Bronckhorst joined Rangers last November following Steven Gerrards move to Aston Villa, leading them to a Scottish Cup triumph and a Europa League final where Nic Dowd Jersey they were beaten by Eintracht Frankfurt Kody Clark Jersey last term.However, Van Bronckhorst was unable to inspire consistency in the Scottish Premiership, with Rangers finishing last season four points behind Celtic and entering the World Cup break nine adrift of their Old Firm rivals.Rangers also endured a chastening Champions League campaign this term, becoming the first Scottish team to lose all six of their group-stage games in the competition.Van Bronckhorsts team conceded Andre Burakovsky Jersey 22 goals acro s those matches, which included a 7-1 thrashing at the hands of Liverpool and a 4-0 defeat at Ajax.In a statement on Rangers website on Monday, chairman Douglas Park said: I want to thank Gio for Ilya Samsonov Jersey the hard work he has put in over the last 12 months and, especially the achievements of taking the club to the Europa League final and winning the Scottish Cup last season.Unfortunately, recent results have not met neither our nor Gios expectations, and we have taken this difficult decision today. Everyone at Rangers wishes Gio every succe s in the future.With the Scottish Premiership campaign on hold for the World Cup in Qatar, Rangers Jakub Vrana Jersey have over three weeks to find a replacement before they host Hibernian on December 15.