Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)

MURTY IN WARNING FOR GERS

- BY GARY RALSTON

Aberdeen v Rangers Tomorrow, 12.30pm

GRAEME MURTY has told Rangers players to start showing greater selfbelief or their days are numbered under a new manager.

The stand-in boss is likely to take charge of his last game at Aberdeen tomorrow before chairman Dave King is expected to make a move to lure Derek Mcinnes to Ibrox.

Murty’s parting shot is a sting in the tail, but he insists his assessment is delivered with the best intentions of the squad and club at heart.

He said: “To be a Rangers footballer you must have ability, character and a level that is commensura­te with the club. “I see a level of performanc­e and ability in the squad but training doesn’t matter. You have to go and put it into a performanc­e and they can’t just do it once, but over and over again in a relentless manner.

“If they can do that, great, and if they can’t then I’m sure there will be changes.

“I’ve seen what they are capable of, but I just don’t know whether they believe in themselves enough.

“The players’ only job is to make themselves undroppabl­e for the new manager. If they do that on Sunday I’m sure the next guy coming in will have a big smile on his face.”

Murty (above) will leave it late before making a decision on Alfredo Morelos’ fitness

Skipper Lee Wallace and midfielder­s Graham Dorrans and Jordan Rossiter are still sidelined.

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