Todd Cantwell convinced of Rangers 'winners mentality' after Hampden hurt opened his eyes to trophy expectations

He has only been in the door for six weeks. But it hasn’t taken long for Todd Cantwell to realise exactly what’s required at Rangers.

And after tasting an Old Firm defeat for the first time, he says he felt the pain as much as anyone in Michael Beale’s dressing-room. The 25-year-old playmaker is new to life in Glasgow after arriving from Norwich City in the January window. But Cantwell is already up to speed with how it works in the city. His only loss so far came at the hands of Celtic last month in the Viaplay Cup Final at Hampden. And with Gers still trailing their bitter rivals at the top of the Premiership, Beale and his players are under the microscope.

At Ibrox, anything other than a win over Raith Rovers in the Scottish Cup quarter-final is unthinkable. And Cantwell wouldn’t have it any other way. The Englishman was sold a vision by Beale before he left Carrow Road for Govan. That was to get Rangers back on top and winning silverware again. He bought into it and is relishing his new pressure-pot environment. As he prepared to face the Championship side this afternoon, he said: “I’m not so into the off-the-pitch stuff. I’m here for a reason, to win things and concentrate on what matters. Obviously, the cup final didn’t go to plan but there’s a project here and I think we’re building towards something.

“I definitely think this squad have the mentality to win things. I can only go off what I’ve seen since I’ve been here. I really believe it. I saw the hurt in the players and felt it as well after Hampden. I’d only been here a month but it really opened my eyes to how much it means and how important it is for Rangers and the players. It definitely shows how intense it is.

“But the important thing as a team and