Hardie: We need rapid response

RYAN HARDIE admits Rangers must come up with quick answers if they want to avoid more difficult questions after dropping points for the second week running.

Gers followed up last weekend’s defeat to Hibernian with a frustrating 0-0 draw with Hearts at Ibrox on Saturday.

Now, just three games into the season, under-pressure boss Pedro Caixinha is facing fresh doubts over his leadership with his side already five points behind Celtic.

The Ibrox faithful were not shy in letting their manager know how they felt at full-time as a chorus of boos rang round.

Youngster Hardie was thrown on late against the Jambos as the hosts went in search of a winner but found himself foiled as Jon Daly’s men sat in and bravely clung on for a point.

The 20-year-old knows the majority of sides are going to adopt similar tactics this term and says it will be down to the Light Blues to find a way past them.

He said: “We’re all disappointed because we feel that it’s two points dropped. It’s up to us to find solutions when teams do that to us because that will be the case for most of the season. If we find the solution, I’m sure the goals will come.

“Of course, I can understand the fans booing at the end. At a club like Rangers, the fans expect you to win every week. .

“It’s a huge disappointment for us and, even more so, for the fans.

“We can’t panic, it’s still early in the season. It was a positive performance in terms of dominating the ball. We were just unfortunate not to get the goal.”