7 Hearts & Rangers stars of the Youth Cup final - ace linked with Liverpool, goalkeeper hope, Kane inspiration

Rangers collected the club’s eighth Scottish Youth Cup victory earlier this week with a 2-1 win over Hearts.

The Glasgow side led 2-0 at Hampden Park through goals from Rory Wilson and Darren McInally. Hearts put in a spirited second-half showing, reducing the deficit thanks to Murray Thomas but ran out of time for an equaliser.

A player many observers were keen to cast their eye over was Rangers striker Wilson. The 16-year-old is understood to have been watched by Premier League clubs, namely Aston Villa, while Manchester United and Liverpool have also been linked.

He demonstrated why he is viewed so highly. In the opening ten minutes he could have netted on a couple of occasions, either the ball not falling to him or being denied by Hearts goalkeeper Liam McFarlane.

Wilson is someone who has that knack of being in the right areas of the park at the right time. That comes down to football intelligence. So alert and with quick reactions, it is clear why he has such a fine goal scoring record for club and the Scotland Under-17s. More than that, the mindset to keep trying things like he did when he connected brilliantly with a cross from Kevin Ciubotoru to score the second goal.

Strike partner Robbie Ure spoke about how he looks up to Harry Kane in the matchday programme. The Rangers forward isn’t quick but he is mobile and happy to move into the flanks. He acted as an excellent focal point and his link play was crisp, while he made sure he was a target and threat in the box.

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