Inside Michael Beale's first Rangers training session as manager

The 42-year-old penned a three-and-a-half year deal to become the club's new manager on Monday.

He left QPR after just six months in what was his first gig in management.

That upset many of the supporters at Loftus Road, however, the Englishman insists he couldn't turn down the chance to re-join Rangers.

He spent over three years at the club previously, serving as first team coach under Steven Gerrard.

He was often renowned as the brains behind the operation at Rangers during that time. 

Beale's passion for coaching clearly came across in footage of his first day on the training pitch with his new players.

In a ten-minute video posted RangersTV, Beale and his coaching staff got down to it at the club's training centre.

The footage showed his players meeting the likes of Neil Banfield, Harry Watling and Damian Matthew for the first time.

The players were put through their paces with various fitness drills before the ball work commenced.

Beale, showing his experienced coaching ability, was obviously leading from the front in terms of getting his messaging across to the players, instructing them about what he was looking for some certain exercises.

The likes of Ryan Kent, Alfredo Morelos and John Lundstram all looked sharp. 

As is the case with any new manager coming in, there could be chances for players to reignite their form.

Youngsters such as Charlie McCann and Alex Lowry were also heavily involved. 

Both showed their talents with excellent close control in the clips shown in the video.

Lowry in particular produced a lovely bit of skill by flicking the ball over his head in a small-sided possession game to skip away from skipper James Tavernier.

Spirits among the camp in general seemed to be buoyant, which is understandable given the short break and change of manager.

Tavernier could be seen walking off the training field with Beale. 

Speaking on his relationship with the players, Beale told Sky Sports that he will never get too close to them - just as it was previously when he was first team coach under Steven Gerrard. 

He said: "I wasn't that close to the players, to be honest in terms of friends. I was never anyone's friend, I was always a bit of a disciplinarian out on the training pitch.

"I was the moaner of the previous staff and that was my job to take training and drive standards.

"I was close to the players, I was never anyone's friend, so I feel that's not an issue.

"The fact we lived unbelievable experiences together I think the players know we can recreate and build something strong and special again.

"That actually gives confidence but it's not a case of me coming back in here and having a million friends in the playing staff, I do in the support staff."

The passing drills looked to be very sharp, as was most of the finishing on show. 

Morelos, Lowry, Kent and Rabbi Matondo were all on point in front of goal. 

Allan McGregor also showcased his shot stopping ability with a fantastic acrobatic save from close-range.

Beale also went on to state that his side have not been anywhere near as bad as had been made out by some voices so far this season.

He added: "It's a privilege to be here working but I think we just need to have a little bit of a shake and a bit of an honest conversation and get back the standards.

"Coaches have various ideas of how to play, but the players go onto the pitch and play. Six months ago this was the Europa League finalists.

"I got offered the chance to work with the Europa League finalists and that is a huge privilege and sense of pride coming back. This team is not as broken as people think.

"If people think that outside then the only people that can change that are the people inside and we've got to go now.

"There's no time to wait so if people are not all in then they can go to one side and the people who are I'll move forward with those."

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