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Andy Halliday wants Rangers to challenge Celtic next season

Andy Halliday celebrates after Rangers clinched the Championship title
Image: Andy Halliday celebrates after Rangers clinched the Championship title

Rangers midfielder Andy Halliday says the Light Blues must challenge Celtic for the Scottish Premiership title next season.

Halliday, a boyhood fan, helped Rangers win the Championship and promotion to the Premiership with a 1-0 win over Dumbarton at Ibrox on Tuesday evening.

Mark Warburton's side needed a second-half goal from right-back James Tavernier to take an unassailable lead at the top of the table on 79 points with four games remaining.

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Halliday said: "We've got to be challenging for the Premiership title; it's as simple as that.

"And that's not me being arrogant or disrespectful to Celtic at all, they are four in a row and going for another title, but you can't be at a club like this and be happy with second."

Rangers' Andy Halliday celebrates with the fans at full-time after winning the Championship title
Image: Halliday celebrates with the fans at full-time at Ibrox

Reflecting on Rangers' success this season, he added: "It is an incredible achievement. Obviously it was our main goal since the start of the season.

"We feel we have been top of the season since day one of pre-season and have only been going one way and that is forward.

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"Now it's full steam ahead to the end of the season because we still have a lot of big games and then into the Premiership, back where we belong.

"I think we are getting better and better."

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Tavernier told the club's official website that it was "an unbelievable feeling" to score the winner and how he enjoyed the celebrations.

He said: "We pressed a lot and tried to create chances, but they defended really well and the 'keeper pulled off some great saves, so I don't think the scoreline tells the story of the game.

James Tavernier celebrates after Rangers clinched the Championship title
Image: James Tavernier celebrates after Rangers clinched the Championship title

"The fans have been great all season, both at home and away. It was a great feeling to walk around the pitch and be able to celebrate with them.

"There were probably more too who couldn't come to the game as it was sold out, and it was just a fantastic moment with all the boys to walk round the pitch."

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