Rangers break Hearts on Cathro debut

Glasgow : Ian Cathro's debut as head coach of Hearts ended in defeat as Rangers ran out 2-0 winners in their Scottish Premiership clash at Ibrox on Saturday.

A goal in each half for Rob Kiernan and Barrie McKay allowed Rangers to gain revenge for a 2-0 defeat to Hearts at Tynecastle just 10 days ago as they strengthened their grip on second place in the table.

Rangers are nevertheless eight points behind Celtic having played three games more, with the defending champions running out 4-1 winners at Partick Thistle on Friday.

"I thought we played at our tempo with good intensity and good quality on the ball," said Rangers manager Mark Warburton.

"The only disappointing thing was I thought we could have had more rewards by the end of the game."