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Dujon Sterling says Rangers' derby win over Celtic will mean NOTHING if they don't follow it up by beating Hibs – as he saluted stand-in skipper Nico Raskin.

The Ibrox defender, who was outstanding for Philippe Clement's side in their 3-0 Old Firm triumph, says it has given them an injection of confidence. But Sterling revealed their display against Celtic in the Premier Sports Cup Final last month - despite their penalty shoot-out defeat - made them believe they could defeat their city rivals. The Englishman was delighted with their display at Ibrox on Thursday, as goals from Ianis Hagi, Robin Propper and Danilo gave Clement his first Old Firm win.

But Sterling is adamant that it will be a pointless victory if they don't take care of Hibs at Easter Road - and begin to try and claw back their deficit to Celtic in the Premiership table. Rangers are still 11 points behind but can cut that to eight before Brendan Rodgers' men face St Mirren. And Sterling, speaking to Rangers TV, said: "The mood is good but we know that it doesn't matter if we don't get the win against Hibs on Sunday.

"It's good to get the win over them but it's on to the next game now. Thursday was a confidence booster for us but I think it was there. You could see from the cup final that we had the belief that we could beat them. But it means nothing if we don't carry on this momentum and gain points back in the league. We have to continue what we've been doing, especially the performance against Celtic.

"We must continue that way, play with that intensity, show that fight - and everything should go to plan. But it's up to us. We knew we had big players out on Thursday. Obviously, the skip (James Tavernier), Jack (Butland), Soutts (John Souttar) and Balo