Glasgow Rangers manager Derek McInnes won his first Scottish Premiership match in charge of the club with a 1-0 victory at Pittodrie on Sunday afternoon.

A penalty from Lawrence Shankland in the second half secured all three points for the Gers against Aberdeen, who then had a Kevin Nisbet goal disallowed for a push on Dujon Sterling.

It was far from an ideal performance by the Light Blues, though, as they ended the game without creating a single 'big chance' from open play, as the penalty was their only glaring opportunity in the 90 minutes.

Rangers lined up with Djeidi Gassama on the left, Min-su Kim in the number ten role, and Findlay Curtis on the right, and they did not do enough to create chances for the team.

Assessing Findlay Curtis' performance against Aberdeen

McInnes opted to play Curtis on the right instead of going with Daisuke Yokota from the start, but the Ibrox academy graduate failed to make his mark on the match.

The Scotland international was full of industry and worked his socks off throughout the clash with Aberdeen, winning eight duels and all three of his attempted tackles, but the quality on the ball was lacking.

In 86 minutes on the pitch, Curtis failed to register any shots on target and created one chance, which was given an xA value of 0.03, for his teammates, which illustrates his lack of impact in the final third.

Rangers need more quality in possession from their attacking players to ensure that they put teams away and do not allow opposition teams to get back into matches.

Whilst Gassama won a penalty and Shankland scored from the spot, Curtis did not have any standout moments before he was substituted with four minutes left in the game, which is why it was a disappointing display from the Scottish youngster.

The Rangers player who was worse than Curtis against Aberdeen

Whilst the academy graduate put in an underwhelming performance from an attacking perspective, he was far from the worst performer on the park for McInnes.

Curtis, at the very least, was effective out of possession for the Gers. His eight duels won and three tackles show that he was a willing competitor for the side and won the physical battle with the Dons players.

Meanwhile, Dan Neil played the full 90 minutes in the middle of the park and failed to win a single tackle for the team, as he failed to make any tackles, interceptions, or blocks in midfield.

The English midfielder, who was signed on a free transfer from Sunderland in the summer, also lost four of his six duels throughout the match, as Aberdeen's players got the better of him too often.

There is a case to be made that he was the worst performer on the pitch for McInnes because of the lack of physicality and mobility that he showed at Pittodrie.

Neil completed 89% of his passes in total, to his credit, but that dropped to 76% when the passes were in the opposition's half, and he did not create any chances for his teammates or supply any successful crosses in the 90 minutes.

The former Sunderland captain looked short of the quality required on the ball and the physicality and intensity required out of possession, which is why it was such a below-par performance from him.

McInnes should react to this display from the central midfielder by dropping him from the side, perhaps in favour of the more athletic and forward-thinking Vanja Dragojevic, because of his struggles against Aberdeen.

He was even worse than Curtis, despite the attacker's lack of impact in the final third, because the young winger offered more to the team from a defensive perspective than the midfielder did.

The 24-year-old talent has yet to impress since making the switch from the Stadium of Light, losing 56% of his ground duels in the Premiership this season, but he still has time on his side to turn things around.