Giovanni Van Bronckhorst pleased with Rangers’ positive response to Old Firm woe

Giovanni Van Bronckhorst was delighted with the way his Rangers side reacted to their Old Firm defeat by hammering Hearts 5-0 at Ibrox.

The Light Blues lost top spot in the cinch Premiership to their city rivals last Wednesday night with a comprehensive 3-0 defeat at Celtic Park and the pressure was on against the third-placed Jambos.

Striker Alfredo Morelos, back from international duty with Colombia, grabbed a double before setting up substitute Glen Kamara for a third with Scott Arfield and substitute Fashion Sakala adding further goals to keep Rangers one point behind the Hoops.

Van Bronckhorst, now looking ahead to the visit of Hibernian on Wednesday night, told Sky Sports Scotland: “I’m very pleased. Of course, it’s a big win for us, especially with the way we won today and the attitude we showed from minute one.

“It’s a good reaction and I’m really happy that we won this game.

“You could see we knew what to do from minute one. That showed a reaction and helped us get back to winning ways.

“The way we play was very good, very energetic.

“Also with the subs we could bring on, we could still keep the quality and the threat all over the pitch.”

On the increasing pressure of the title race, the Dutchman stressed the importance of consistency.

He said: “If we keep this energy and determination every game then we’re going to have a good chance.

“We have to make sure we keep winning game after game.

“We’re happy with the performance now and of course the three points because that’s vital at the moment.

“We’ll now work hard to be ready for Wednesday.”

Morelos was named sponsors’ man of the match and the Gers boss said: “Of course we know his qualities. We know what he can bring to the team – a lot of threat up front,