Rangers boss Pedro Caixinha feels 'stronger' despite Hibernian loss: 'The best answer is always work harder'

  • Rangers suffered an early blow to their attempts to keep pace with Celtic
  • A 3-2 defeat by Hibernian in opener has left them playing catch-up already
  • Pedro Caixinha claims he feels 'stronger' despite their disappointing loss

Rangers manager Pedro Caixinha claims he feels 'stronger' after their defeat by Hibernian.

Rangers suffered an early blow to their attempts to keep pace with Ladbrokes Premiership champions Celtic when they lost their opening home match of the season on Saturday.

A 3-2 defeat - after midfielder Ryan Jack was sent off with the scores at 1-1 - has left them playing catch-up already.

Rangers manager Pedro Caixinha claims he feels 'stronger' after their defeat by Hibernian

Rangers manager Pedro Caixinha claims he feels 'stronger' after their defeat by Hibernian

But when asked how he felt after the loss, Caixinha told Rangers TV: 'Stronger and with even more desire to work and do the things even better. The best answer is always work harder.


'The boys came back into training, half did recovery and those who hadn't played or had played less time gave me one of the best sessions ever since we arrived.

'They need to be focused and work hard now on the next game for us because that is the only option we have now.

'We have been great in the way we approach the game, the way we get into the game, the way we started the first 20 minutes was really brilliant.

'I believe the scoring chances we created were more than enough to be a comfortable result to control the game. I was very pleased with the boys for that, they did that very well and they want to keep it that way.'

Caixinha confirmed Lee Wallace was fit again ahead of Saturday's visit of Hearts after missing two games with a thigh injury.

Hibernian players celebrate during their comeback victory against Rangers at Ibrox

Hibernian players celebrate during their comeback victory against Rangers at Ibrox

And the Portuguese coach still aims to add to his options before the end of the transfer window.

He said of the club's ongoing attempts to supplement his squad: 'The most important thing is we know what we want, we all believe in what we want and all of us are working together for it.

'There is no such thing as an ideal world. We know what we want to make our squad stronger or at least more balanced.' 

Ryan Jack left Rangers in the lurch after being shown a straight red card after a melee 

Ryan Jack left Rangers in the lurch after being shown a straight red card after a melee 

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