Rangers part company with manager Pedro Caixinha | OneFootball

Rangers have parted company Portuguese manager Pedro Caixinha after seven months in charge of the club.

A 95th minute Kilmarnock equaliser on Wednesday evening was the nail in the coffin as Rangers remain fourth in the Scottish Premiership.

The Glasgow side finished third last season – their first in the top flights since 2012 – and made it into the preliminary rounds of the Europa League before suffering an embarrassing defeat to FC Progrès Niederkorn of Luxembourg.

Caixinha ends his reign with 14 wins and eight defeats from 24 matches.

The official statement by the club:

Graeme Murty, head development squad coach, will take charge of the first-team in the interim, just as he did earlier this year.

The priority is to appoint a new manager as quickly as possible, but the Board will take as much time as is necessary to secure the right person capable of representing Rangers and providing the brand of football supporters rightly expect.

We, the Board, appreciate this is a difficult time for all Rangers supporters and we thank you for your patience and know Graeme and the players will receive your full backing in the days ahead.

We thank Pedro and his backroom staff for their efforts and commitment and wish them well for the future.