GIOVANNI VAN BRONCKHORST has challenged Rangers to prove their hunger for success this season as he seeks to build on his debut win as Ibrox boss.
The Dutchman saw his side clinch a 2-0 victory over Sparta Prague on Thursday night as an Alfredo Morelos double fired the champions into the next round of the Europa League.
Rangers now begin a potentially defining run of fixtures in the Premiership with a trip to Livingston on Sunday as they attempt to consolidate their lead in the title race.
Van Bronckhorst said: "I am a coach and I was a player who was always competing at the top level. And a win was always normal.
"You have to win games, you have to win prizes: that’s the aim you have as a player but also for me as a manager.
"So my task is to make sure that we keep that drive and we keep that hunger, passion and drive to be successful. You have to have that every game.
"On Thursday, we showed that, but on Sunday we have to show it again because the Prague game is over and now we are looking forward to competing for the league again.
"We have to do it all over again. Happy with the result. Take our recovery today, and tomorrow (Saturday) we prepare for Livingston with the same intentions we had [on Thursday]."
The Livingston clash will see Van Bronckhorst take charge of the champions for the first time in the Premiership following his appointment as Steven Gerrard's successor.
And the 46-year-old has now been joined by former Ajax youth chief Dave Vos after he left the Dutch giants and agreed a deal to become assistant manager at Ibrox
Van Bronckhorst said: “I spoke with Dave a couple of times this year in looking for potential new assistants of mine. I heard really good things about him in the youth set-up of Ajax, also with the Royal Association.
“I wanted to talk to him and see how he thinks about football and how he develops his players. He is a very young coach, very talented.
“I saw in him a good assistant for me because I think he will help me with developing the squad, helping the players also individually. I am really happy with him joining me with this club."
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