KENNY MILLER'S 100th career goal for Rangers meant his side returned from the Highlands with three points and a much-needed boost ahead of their League Cup semi-final with Celtic next Sunday.
The former Scotland striker, who turns 37 in December, scored a fantastic volley in a tight match against Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the first-half of a 1-0 win. It was as good a finish as the veteran has ever produced in his seemingly never-ending career.
Miller, in this third spell at Ibrox, was a proud man and admitted: "It is huge. I have always said the personal milestones, and accolades are secondary to the team. But it it is nice and as a striker you want to score as many goals as you can, so to get 100 for one club is something special.
"I don't put a limit on how long I can go on. You can see that my enthusiasm and hunger is still there, I still want to be successful and be the best that I can be,
"I will go on as long as I can, I feel great, I feel fit and as long as I'm contributing on that pitch then I'll be happy to carry on."
Mark Warburton, the Rangers manager, was full of praise for a player who shows no signs of slowing down.
"I’ve said it time and time again that Kenny, how he trains, how he conducts himself, how he looks after himself, it’s first class. His mentoring role to the younger players, on and off the pitch, and the respect he has in the dressing room, it’s very important.
"Kenny knows what we think of him – and how much we appreciate his contribution. He’s played another 90 minutes tonight, which tells you all you need to know.
How long can he go on for? Ask Davie Weir. The fact is he looks after himself. He looks after himself very, very well.
"You watch what he eats, how he trains, the intensity he works at – he deserves it."
Warburton was delighted with the win which was hard fought against a side that had previously gone five games unbeaten.
"It’s a tough place to come," said the Rangers manaber. "We played every well in the first half. We were brave, we were patient and we deserved to be ahead at half-time. We could have got a couple more.
"In the second half we created chances but also gave them too many chances by being loose. But we stood up. Clint Hill and Rob Kiernan made headers and tackles when they had to – and we got chances at the other end that we didn’t put away. It’s a good and important three points for us."
Ritchie Foran, the Inverness manager, rued his team's chances but was full of praise for their effort.
"You have to stick the ball in the back of the net," said the Irishman as way of explaining why his team lost. "I am disappointed for the players because they gave their all.
"We had some really good opportunities in the second-half, Alex Fisher had a great chance late on, and we did create a lot."
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