Murty aiming high with Ibrox men

Rangers boss Graeme Murty has told his players to “aim high” as they bid to cut the gap at the top of the Ladbrokes Premiership to six points.

The Light Blues moved second with a 5-3 victory at Hamilton on Sunday, sparking debate over whether Scotland has a title race on its hands.

Rangers have only added to backto-back league wins once this season but the visit of Hearts today offers a chance to improve on that statistic following victories over Partick Thistle and Accies.

And with leaders Celtic facing thirdplaced Aberdeen tomorrow, Rangers know victory would improve their position one way or another.

Murty said: “We will finish where we deserve to finish at the end of the season, we will be the team we want to be, or closer to the team we want to be, by the end of the season.

“But this team is still coming together. We are still in a position where we are improving all the time.

“If we can carry on getting positive results, who knows what might happen?

“I said to the players just to aim high. Don’t worry about anything else, just aim high and be as competitive as we can all the way through the season and have a positive end to the season.”

Victory over Craig Levein’s side is far from a certainty, especially as Rangers have lost two of their last four home games.

While Gers’ attacking more than compensated for errors at the back against Accies, they cannot be as sloppy against a side which has kept clean sheets in 10 of their last 13 games.

Murty said: “I expect it to be tighter than last weekend, I don’t expect there to be eight goals, and I expect it to be a real challenge. But we are confident that the players we have, and the options we have, can cause any team in this league problems.”

Picture: SNS. Graeme Murty is clearly enjoying life as Rangers manager.