JOE WORRALL insists Rangers won’t give up on their Premiership title dreams after salvaging their Scottish Cup ambitions at Pittodrie.
Steven Gerrard’s side will be in the hat for the semi-final draw this evening thanks to Worrall’s equaliser early in the second half that earned the Gers a replay against Aberdeen.
Rangers made the trip north knowing that a defeat could well have ended their chances of lifting any silverware in Gerrard’s first campaign as a manager but they are still fighting on two fronts after a battling quarter-final stalemate.
Worrall got on the end of Ryan Kent’s corner to score his first goal for Rangers and cancel out Sam Cosgrove’s early penalty as Rangers ensured the teams will do it all over again a week on Tuesday.
Now the Englishman hopes Gerrard’s side can kick on in the Premiership and start to make inroads into Celtic’s eight point lead at the top of the table.
Worrall said: “I didn’t really see [the cross for the goal]. I thought Connor Goldson was going to get it but thankfully I stuck a leg out. It’s a massive goal. The gaffer said at half-time we needed a goal to save our season and stay in the cup.
“Aberdeen is a tough place to come and they are a physical side but they have to come to our place now.
“It is something I definitely need to improve on, getting more space in the opposition box. Hopefully they come along like buses and I get a few more.
“I’m just happy we’re still in the cup and whoever got on the scoresheet didn’t matter. I’ve been asked many times about the incident at Kilmarnock but it is one of those things where people make mistakes. The manager has stuck by me and I’m pleased to have repaid that faith.
“It is important we stay in this cup as long as we can and keep picking up wins and keep the momentum going. The league is not over, there are still games to come, we’ve to play Celtic and there are points to be won and lost.”
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