Michael Beale stays coy on Rangers transfer pursuit of Morgan Whittaker as he hails mentality after St Johnstone win

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Michael Beale remained tight-lipped on Rangers’ transfer pursuit of Morgan Whittaker, but hailed his players after coming through a gruelling six-day schedule with three wins after beating St Johnstone.The Light Blues booked their place in the fifth round of the Scottish Cup thanks to Borna Barisic’s first goal in two years.

The Croat produced a stylish finish to find the roof of the net after fashion Sakala had hit the post with a low effort. It was enough to send the visitors through in front of over 7,000 away fans, with home punters staying in the house as they boycotted in protest at the Perth club;s decision to give Rangers three stands and charge £30 per ticket.Rangers were taken to extra time by Aberdeen at Hampden last Sunday, and again had to come from behind in midweek as they beat Kilmarnock 3-2 at Rugby Park.

It’s been a busy week for Beale’s boys, who are now nine games unbeaten since he returned to the club in the top job.“I’m delighted to get through to the next round,” he said. “We’ve had three games in six days, all away from Ibrox and we’ve managed to get three victories.“It’s a fantastic mentality from the group.

It was a difficult pitch tonight but I thought it was an excellent goal.“Firstly some great play from Fashion Sakala and the keeper makes a heck of a save on to the post.