Rangers boss Gerrard wants 'severe example' made of bottle-throwers

Gers left-back Borna Barisic only narrowly escaped a potentially serious injury during a win away to Hibernian on Friday when a glass bottle was hurled at him from the Easter Road stands.

This was not the first time the Edinburgh club's East Stand has provided the backdrop for a violent incident.

Rangers captain James Tavernier was confronted by a pitch invader in March, just a week after a glass bottle was thrown at Celtic winger Scott Sinclair.

Gerrard believes the repeat nature of these incidents has only increased the likelihood for further attacks, with the former Liverpool and England midfielder saying now was the time for stern measures.

"It's a crazy decision to throw a bottle onto a football pitch," Gerrard said. "The damage you could do is unthinkable. If the punishment isn't severe enough then people will continue to make bad decisions from the terraces ".