A number of Rangers fans have been left enraged by the timing of Steven Gerrard's move to Aston Villa, after his departure was confirmed on Thursday morning.
The Liverpool legend took over at Ibrox in 2018, since leading the prolific club to an historic 55th Scottish Premiership title last season, breaking Celtic's sequence of nine in a row and going the entire league campaign unbeaten.
Gerrard now exits the club at a decisive stage of the season, with the Scottish champions sat just four points ahead of rivals Celtic, with a League Cup semi-final against Hibernian just 10 days away and qualification for the Europa League knockouts in their hands.
Aston Villa have announced the appointment of Steven Gerrard as their new manager
The Liverpool legend guided Rangers to an historic Scottish Premiership title last season
Rangers, who have been paid a total of £2.5million in compensation, announced the news across their social media platforms, with chairman Douglas Park thanking Gerrard for his work over the last three-and-a-half years.
Meanwhile, Sporting Director Ross Wilson insisted both Gerrard and his backroom staff will always be welcome at Ibrox.
That message has not quite translated to a large proportion of the fans, however, who feel they have been let down at such a pivotal moment of the campaign.
In response to Rangers' statement on Twitter, one fan wrote: 'Sad sad day. I would like to thank him for what he’s done for our great club but I will never forgive him for leaving us at this time and I have lost ALL respect for him now. NO ONE is bigger than the club.'
Another wrote: 'Appreciate the work he done in the 3 years, from a shambles to Champions. Sadly, a very snide exit is a poor way to end.'
One fan, clearly unsure of how to take the news, wrote: 'Divided on this today. Raging that he's done it with a must win Europe game and a semi-final coming up but also we all knew his loyalty was never to Rangers in the long-term and I want someone who can win and loves the club. Who's next?'
A number of Ranges fans were left fuming due to the timing of Gerrard's exit to Aston Villa
Particularly, a number of Rangers fans
