Philippe Clement landed his first Rangers trophy just 64 days after arriving at Ibrox - then insisted all the credit for turning around their season lies at the feet of his players. James Tavernier’s 76th minute goal won the Viaplay Cup at Aberdeen’s expense at Hampden and even as his squad was lapping up the adulation of their supporters, the Belgian was telling them to enjoy the moment but be ready to get straight back into the league fight against St Johnstone on Wednesday night.
Clement said: “I’m really happy and proud also. If I see the path that the team has taken in the last nine weeks, everyone sees a team who is growing.
It is not easy after a historic win on Thursday, in an away game in Seville with the travelling and everything, to have the same focus that they had today.
That was a main thing for me also and they did a brilliant job. “But it is my job to keep everybody’s feet on the ground. This evening they can enjoy and then tomorrow I will be the strict one again! “It creates a certain hunger for more.