Danny Rohl is relishing Rangers’ role as the “hunter” in the Scottish Premiership title race after delivering a “statement” victory to reduce Hearts’ advantage at the top.
The 3-0 win over Dundee cut the gap between Rangers and Hearts to four points, with Celtic’s draw against the league leaders allowing the Ibrox side to move above Martin O’Neill’s team into second.
Rohl savoured “a big, big win” – his side’s eighth successive victory in all competitions and sixth in the league – and is eyeing further signings in the final week of the transfer window to add more fuel to their momentum.
The hosts toiled to break down stubborn Dundee until captain James Tavernier opened the scoring from the penalty spot with his 100th league goal for the club before Danilo and Djeidi Gassama added late strikes.
“You felt that in the stadium after the whistle, the stands are full now. Big, big positive energy,” Rohl said.
“Danilo scored, this is great, Gassama scored. All the subs tried and helped the team. It was again a great team performance. It feels great with eight wins [in a row in all competitions].
“It’s a statement, especially from the point we were at. I spoke about being a hunter and this is still where we are. We want to hunt. We want to be on front foot.
“We want to win our games. If you do this, then in the next 15 games there is a big opportunity there. It’s still hard work to do. It’s not easy to win games in this league. If you hunt, you can be successful.”