Philippe Clement bagged a crucial win as the under-fire Rangers boss bounced back from his Scottish Cup nightmare with a victory over Hearts at Tynecastle.
But he had more than a little helping hand from hosts Hearts with TWO own goals from Jamie McCart and an inspired display by keeper Jack Butland. Vaclav Cerny was also on target, while Michael Steinwender struck for the Jambos on his home debut.
It had been one hell of a week for Belgian Clement with the pressure at its peak after that shock Queen's Park defeat at Ibrox last Sunday. Supporters, pundits and ex-pros all made their feelings known in the wake of the match last weekend but the the beleaguered boss faced the media on Friday and was back in the dugout in Gorgie.
The result brings the gap to Celtic back down to 13 points and it was a much-needed win for the Light Blues. They will be hoping they can now put a run of form and results together after this Tynecastle triumph. It was almost the perfect start for Rangers with John Souttar slotting beyond Craig Gordon. However, the goal was correctly ruled out for offside following a VAR check. It was a training ground move from the visitors that was inches away from paying off.
Hearts' first chance came on the break as a nice move from the home side found its way to Elton Kabangu, but his effort was well saved from Butland in the Rangers goal. It proved crucial as just a few minutes later, the visitors grabbed the lead. Again, a short corner was well worked between James Tavernier, Vaclav Cerny and Mohamed Diomande. The ball was eventually played into the box to Ianis Hagi and his low driven cross was pushed out by Craig Gordon and it bounced off Jamie McCart and into the back of the net with 20 on the clock.
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