Rangers are safely by way of to the fifth spherical of the Scottish Cup after a routine 5-0 victory over fourth-tier Annan Athletic at Ibrox.
Bojan Miovski netted a hat-trick as Danny Röhl’s much-rotated aspect, which included 9 modifications from the weekend, eased to a sixth consecutive victory.
The 34-time winners will study of their final 16 opponents following Celtic’s go to to Rugby Park to face Auchinleck Talbot on Sunday night.
Previous to kick-off, Rangers revealed the signing of Denmark worldwide winger Andreas Skov Olsen by unveiling him to the Ibrox crowd alongside fellow January arrivals Tochi Chukwuani and Tuur Rommens. The 26-year-old joins the membership on mortgage from Wolfsburg till the tip of the season, with the choice to make that transfer everlasting in the summertime.
Miovski opened the scoring on 12 minutes when he created a yard of area on the sting of the realm to fireside a robust left-footed effort past Charlie Albinson.
The North Macedonia worldwide then doubled his tally 20 minutes later by heading in Findlay Curtis’ dinked cross from shut vary.
Academy graduate Curtis, who has been closely linked with a mortgage transfer away from the membership this month, was a relentless menace all night and can now be cup-tied ought to he depart for an additional Scottish membership this window.
The Gentle Blues added a 3rd simply three minutes into the second half as Kieran Dowell scored on his first look since August with a looping header from fellow outcast Joe Rothwell’s cross. They usually weren’t carried out there.
Miovski accomplished his hat-trick from the penalty spot within the seventy fifth minute earlier than substitute Thelo Aasgaard rounded off the scoring with a wonderfully executed 30-yard free-kick 4 minutes from time.
New signing Chukwuani, who joined this month from Sturm Graz for an preliminary charge of £4.3m, was introduced on for his Rangers debut, so too was 17-year-old Zebedee Lawson, who signed from Brighton in the summertime.
Röhl focusing on league and cup double
Rangers boss Danny Röhl talking at his post-match press convention:
“I think in general we can play for two titles at the moment, I think that’s what we want.
“Within the cup you want fewer wins to be within the ultimate, I feel it is an excellent alternative, we wish to push.
“I think we are hungry in the changing room at the moment. I think there was a big statement in Aberdeen (2-0 win) when I felt the dressing room after the win was really fantastic.
“It confirmed me that there’s something rising, there’s a connection, there’s a perception, there’s a belief to one another, it is actually implausible to see.”
On new signings: “I feel typically it was an excellent week for us. We signed three gamers.
“All in all I’m very happy, I’m proud of what we do at the moment, but we have to be on front foot, we cannot do less.
“We’re hungry, all in all you are feeling it in the intervening time, and there may be large confidence again.
“There is a pride back, but for this we have to work hard to continue like this in the next couple of weeks.”
