Two-goal Rangers hero Cyriel Dessers was on fire today as he helped destroy Hearts to go five points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership.
The Nigerian put away two close-range finishes to increase his goal tally to 16 for the season for Rangers [Transfermarkt] and was handed the man of the match award by RangersTV at the end of the game.
Mohamed Diomande, Oscar Cortes and Fabio Silva were also on target as Rangers blew away the Jambos in the most convincing and dominant display of the season so far.
The former was outstanding in the middle of the pitch alongside John Lundstram and set the tone for the match with a stunning left-footed strike from outside the box.
It’s Diomande’s second goal in two games after netting a similarly tremendous strike last weekend against St Johnstone in Perth.
The Ivorian is already being compared to former Manchester City and Barcelona star Yaya Toure by Rangers fans and that is a huge testament to the impact he’s made in Govan thus far.
Cyriel Dessers post-match reaction
Cyriel Dessers was delighted that Mohamed Diomande netted again today and is desperate for his teammate to continue the scoring streak in the games to come.
Dessers told RangersTV after the Hearts clash: “It was a really beautiful afternoon for everyone who loves Rangers. I think we played a very good game against a good team, let’s not forget they are third in the league.
“Although the result is 5-0, I didn’t think they played a bad game but I think we were really effective and we did our job. If you can see this atmosphere at Ibrox, it is an amazing afternoon.
“You feel from the first minutes at Ibrox that the energy is always buzzing but if you can score a goal at that point, it’s a big knock for them.
“Dio (Diomande) made an amazing goal and it’s his second goal in a week now so let’s hope he can keep this going.
“It was hard work today. Most of the teams in the league just play the ball long but with Hearts today, they wanted to try and play today and I have to press and run like crazy!
“Sometimes you lack a little bit of freshness when you have the ball but I think I did my job for the team and I’m happy to get two goals and especially in a massive win, so really happy with this.”
