Rabbi Matondo grabbed his likelihood at Tynecastle and the Rangers winger believes the Gentle Blues can take theirs at Anfield.
Welshman Matondo has needed to bide his time since becoming a member of Gio van Bronckorst’s squad from Schalke over the summer time. However the £2.5million signing produced one other help as Gers romped to a 4-0 win over Hearts at Gorgie as he got here in for his first Premiership begin since Rangers’ final go to to the capital towards Hibs on August 20.
And Matondo, 22, reckons the ruthless victory is simply what van Bronckhorst’s staff wanted as they form up for Liverpool tomorrow night time. He mentioned: “That is what you're employed exhausting for - to try to play. That hasn’t been the case this previous few weeks, however that's soccer and you need to be prepared when the possibility comes. I felt prepared and it was good to be on the pitch and hopefully I'll get many extra alternatives.
“We all know how good we could be. We've been ‘off the races’ in some video games, let’s say, however we now have a lot high quality in our staff, a lot character and a lot ardour. This sport and this end result on Saturday may also help us to go on into a troublesome sport towards Liverpool on Tuesday.”
Van Bronckhorst has appealed for his new boys to be given time to settle in at Ibrox. However Gers refused to provide Hearts a second’s respite within the early levels as they stormed forward with Antonio Colak’s early header.
Matondo then made his contribution as he go off the wing to slip Colak by way of for his second on the half-hour mark. Late targets from Alfredo Morelos and Ryan Kent sealed a win which retains Gers on Celtic’s coattails.
“From the get-go, we had been prime. We pressed excessive, we labored exhausting and we took the possibilities once they got here,” Matondo informed RTV.
“Total, it was an excellent efficiency from us. We knew it was going to be a troublesome sport they usually have began properly of their season, so we knew it might be a take a look at for us right this moment however we began the sport properly and took management of the sport.
“When you find yourself coming to a spot like this, you need to begin shiny as they're going to come out shiny and their followers are going to push them. Getting that first objective early on was essential for us and helped us.”
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