Rangers

Rangers ran out 4-0 winners at Hearts, with Cammy Devlin's dismissal ending hopes of a fightback after Antonio Colak's two first-half goals.

Both sides made double substitutions at the start of the second half and Hearts’ two replacements almost had a swift impact when Halliday headed wide from Robert Snodgrass’s corner in the 48th minute. The visitors’ second goal arrived 10 minutes later, however, when Matondo slipped a nicely weighted pass into the path of Colak who clipped a lovely finish past Gordon from the angle of the six-yard box. Hearts tried to find a response and Humphrys threatened with a couple of powerful strikes from outside the box.

Antonio Colak scored a first-half double, while Alfredo Morelos and Ryan Kent added goals three and four late on. Here is how the Rangers players involved rated ...

The winger looked like it was going to be another frustrating game in front of goal. The Rangers striker was at his efficient best, scoring a fantastic header before running onto a Matondo pass to confidently fire past Gordon. Rangers fans will be hoping there is more to come from the summer signing but when he has space to run into he can be a real threat. His attacking influence only started to be seen in the second half and combined well for the third goal scored by Morelos. Got stronger as the game went on and kept Shankland quiet before a very quiet second half. A very quiet afternoon for the Rangers No.1, certainly compared to previous visits.

Rangers warmed up for Tuesday's Champions League group match at Liverpool by beating 10-man Hearts 4-0 at Tynecastle.

Four minutes later, Rangers winger Kent had a low angled shot deflected wide of the far post. Rangers went ahead in the sixth minute when Colak headed in off Gordon's left-hand post after meeting a lovely Kent cross from the left. The visitors had the first chance of the match after three minutes when Davies had a close-range effort deflected behind from a James Tavernier corner.

RANGERS moved into pole position in the Premiership title race and above Old Firm rivals Celtic with victory over Hearts at Tynecastle.

It would have been almost impossible for anyone in the home end to argue that Hearts were going to come back from two goals down and earn three points here. The Champions League clash with Liverpool looks more suited to Morelos than his forward compatriot and it may well be that Colak misses out at Anfield. The second half was something of a non-event in truth.

Sir Kenny Dalglish insists a Liverpool victory over Rangers in Tuesday's Champions League clash at Anfield is no formality.

“You are not going to be able to do that. You will receive a verification email shortly. They have had a great season so far but that blip gave them a wee reminder.” So I don’t think it is a leveller.” So you need a little bit of luck. There is nothing (that is) a formality.