Cyriel Dessers points to his Rangers stats split as proof of turnaround as he gears up for Fabio Silva striker fight

Cyriel Dessers is up for the fight with Fabio Silva to be the main front man at Rangers.

And the Ibrox hitman reckons the scrap for the forward roles can fire the side towards a "beautiful" second half of the season. The Nigerian has notched nine goals this term – including a stunner against Real Betis to blast Philippe Clement's Light Blues into the Europa League last 16.

But the former Feyenoord attacker has still to win over some of the Ibrox doubters and has serious competition with the loan arrival of £33m Wolves man Silva. Dessers – who notched in Tuesday’s friendly draw with Copenhagen – reckons his form is on the up and he said: “It’s part of being at a top club like Rangers there will always be competition. It's only a good thing. I am not here for only myself, I am here for the team and I just want to win trophies here. I don't care who makes the goal or wins us the game.

“I just want to win and that's the important thing. Fabio is a good player and I hope he can help us a lot but I hope I can also do my thing of course. If you look at the split of my stats before the manager came and when he did I think it is a big difference.

"There is still growth left and I am working hard everyday to get better, in better shape and form and hopefully, we can help the team win a lot of games. We spoke about it but at this point, we don't need to talk about it every day. He knows what I can do, I know he sees my qualities and now I have to work hard and fight for the team.”

Gers boss Philippe Clement lifted the League Cup early in his reign but suffered his first Premiership setback in the Old Firm defeat before the winter break. The Ibrox men are still bang in the hunt for the title though with the Scottish Cup and