Bogdan: We look meaner and cleaner

HIBS GARY RALSTON No.1 IS LOOKING UP

“They felt more like defeats but now we’ve had three good results in a row and that excellent display against Celtic, in particular, was how we should be performing all the time.

“If you take the form from that game then definitely we should be competing up the top of the table – but sometimes we leave ourselves too exposed.

“On occasions we get away with it, other times we don’t. I’d like to think our real face is the one we showed on Sunday against Celtic, especially the way we defended inside our box.

“It’s a big positive to record two clean sheets against the two biggest clubs in the country and it allows us to go into the Livingston game in a positive frame of mind.

“We didn’t secure the results we wanted earlier but we’ve come out the other side and we g.ralston@dailyrecord.co.uk must ensure we concentrate on our next performances as we bid to climb up the table.”

Bogdan excelled after moving from Anfield in the summer but lost his place to Ofir Marciano after limping off in the warm-up before Accies a fortnight ago.

By coincidence his Israeli rival also hobbled down the tunnel on Wednesday night after pulling his calf muscle coming to collect a James Tavernier cross.

The Hungarian seized his chance with a series of stunning stops to thwart Alfredo Morelos in particular and said: “Given I wasn’t starting I was really pleased with how it turned out. We kept a clean sheet and defended with our bodies inside the box.

“Rangers created a few too many chances for our liking but ultimately we didn’t concede a goal for the third game in a row.

“I was disappointed to come out of the team against Celtic but that’s the nature of football.

“If you give an opportunity to someone else and he takes it