Supervisor Danny Rohl enthused about many features of Rangers’ managed 2-0 victory away to Aberdeen, together with his aspect’s “clear sheet mentality”.

A fifth successive victory retains Rangers three factors behind Scottish Premiership leaders Hearts.

Since Rohl took over in October, his aspect have shipped simply eight targets in 14 league video games, profitable 11 of these, whereas holding the opposition out on eight events.

Rangers stored one only one clean in Russell Martin’s seven Premiership video games, a soporific Previous Agency derby stalemate.

“We defended till the top and we bought a clear sheet,” Rohl advised RangersTV.

“That is the idea and if we do that repeatedly we will likely be in a unbelievable manner. Carry on the entrance foot, keep hungry, keep bold, and be humble in the proper moments.”

Within the wind and rain at Pittodrie, Aberdeen have been restricted to 5 efforts on the right track, with Jack Butland’s solely save of be aware thwarting Leighton Clarkson within the first half.

“Huge, large delight in my group, to come back to a very robust place,” stated Rohl in his post-match media convention. “We confirmed once more completely different faces, which is what we want.

“We performed good males’s soccer, we have been prepared within the duels, second balls.

“We understood when to play in behind, then we perceive additionally to maintain the ball in the proper areas.

“The outcome was pleasant, after all, it is nice to see.

“We have been actually centered till the top and it’s excellent what we’ve got accomplished, 5 wins in a row.”

Rangers solidity is all of the extra spectacular when you think about first selection centre-backs John Souttar and Derek Cornelius have been lacking.

The Canada worldwide has been out since early November, whereas Souttar was absent for six matches.

Nevertheless, it’s no shock that the Scotland defender’s return coincides with the present five-game profitable run.

Souttar made an excellent early block from Nicolas Milanovic at Pittodrie and was continually marshalling the backline, holding the often errant Emmanuel Fernandez shut and centered.

Fernandez could also be liable to the odd lapse however the 24-year-old, who was enjoying in England’s League One final season, is an imposing determine.

He has 4 targets from his run of 11 successive begins and was denied one other by a debatable VAR evaluation in Aberdeen.

A menace at set-pieces within the opposition field, he’s helpful at nodding them away on the different finish too, and Nasser Djiga is more likely to have to attend patiently on the bench now that he’s again from the Africa Cup of Nations with Burkina Faso.