Van Bronckhorst pleased with ‘energetic’ Rangers response to Celtic loss

Rangers boss Giovanni Van Bronckhorst was pleased with his side’s “energetic” response to their loss to Celtic as they hammered Hearts 5-0.

Rangers lost top spot in the Scottish Premiership in midweek as they were heavily beaten 3-0 by Celtic. There was pressure on them heading into Sunday’s game against Hearts.

Alfredo Morelos scored a brace as they beat their rivals 5-0. Glen Kamara, Scott Arfield and Fashion Sakala also scored as Rangers closed the gap on Celtic to one point.

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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.

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“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.”

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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.

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