But they fired themselves back into the chasing pack with a ruthless first-half display that saw Ryan Kent, Alfredo Morelos and Scott Arfield strike. Hearts had kicked-off the campaign with six wins and a draw – but Rangers made easier work of Craig Levein’s men than they could possibly have expected. Rangers may only climb one place but they trim the deficit on Hearts to five points, leaving the Jambos with a lead of just two on city rivals Hibernian. Ryan Kent nets Rangers’ opener (Jeff Holmes/PA)Peter Haring flattened Kent outside the box but while the Hearts backline stepped up as James Tavernier swung in the free-kick, Ikpeazu stayed deep playing Morelos onside. Zlamal was also on his toes to deny Jon Flanagan but there was no rescuing Hearts in the 12th minute as Rangers doubled their lead.

Source: Irish Examiner October 07, 2018 16:41 UTC