We may never discover just how close Giovanni van Bronckhorst came to a messy end last night. But if this much-needed win turns out to be the.
beginning of another clean slate for the beleaguered Rangers boss, then he’ll owe a debt of gratitude to a man who has been the scapegoat of his side’s traumatic fall from grace.
Ryan Kent has been the human collateral damage of the Ibrox implosion. But last night, at a moment when his manager was most in need, Kent dug deeper than anyone else to grab this match by the scruff of the neck and turn two dropped points into a crucial, job-saving victory.
It was his determination and delicate ball control which finally undid a stubborn Hearts rearguard effort, allowing Borna Barisic to set up Malik Tillman ’s second-half winner.
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