Gio van Bronckhorst's rare Rangers show of emotion showed what Scottish Cup triumph meant insists Ibrox hero

Alan Hutton believes a wonderful week for Rangers has reignited their season.

And the former Ibrox star is adamant his old club will be waiting to pounce in the title race if Celtic make any late slips.

After the heroics of extra-time wins over Braga and their Old Firm rivals in the Europa League and Scottish Cups, Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s men now have fresh hope as they reset their focus back on to the flag fight.

With five games to go and a six-point deficit, Hutton realises it out of Light Blue hands.

But victories over Motherwell at Fir Park and Celtic on Sunday week in Glasgow’s East End will cut the deficit to three at worst with a trio of big May matches to come.

Hutton accepts Celtic are in pole Premiership position but reckons Rangers will continue to try and hunt them down with verve after cup successes which have brought fresh energy and confidence surging through the first-team ranks.

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He said: “The semi-final was an absolutely massive result. Huge. The team went into the game under pressure after back-to-back defeats against Celtic and they needed a big performance.

“They got that, so I am looking forward to the Scottish Cup Final and you never know what can happen in the