Rangers have been sent a warning by Hearts midfielder Cammy Devlin ahead of the crucial league tie at Ibrox tomorrow afternoon in what is surely a must-win match for the Gers.
Following the midweek defeat to Celtic, the Ibrox side has dropped down into second spot in the league table, one point behind our rivals.
With the Hearts tie now taking on even more significance, as Celtic could conceivably be four points clear by the time Rangers play, Devlin has claimed Hearts can prevail.
“We all watched the Old Firm game and Celtic have gone top so Rangers will be trying to get a reaction from that,” said Devlin [theScotsman].
“They’re back at home in front of their fans but we’ll focus on ourselves and have belief in our structure.
“We truly believe we can walk away with it.”
These comments suggest Hearts are well and truly prepared to give us a battle tomorrow and we will need to improve massively from midweek to get all three points.
Rangers need to start well against Hearts at Ibrox
Giovanni van Bronckhorst will alter his gameplan against Hearts as the first-half performance in the Old Firm was woeful.
A strong start would be welcome as the longer the match goes on without a goal, the more animated the crowd will get.
Hearts have been in good form as of late and will pose a tough test, but if the players put the midweek performance out of their minds and focus on the job at hand, three points should be secured.
It will be interesting to see how Aaron Ramsey fares if he is selected and whether or not Ryan Jack will make his first start of the season.
