Mark Warburton says rivals waiting for Rangers to slip up

Mark Warburton does not believe Rangers' opponents in the Championship will lose heart if the Light Blues continue on their winning streak.

The Ibrox men are top of the table with 10 straight victories and on course for promotion to the top flight.

But ahead of the trip to St Mirren on Sunday, the Gers manager claimed rival clubs will be looking for his side to slip up.

"Other teams will be looking for a chink in the armour," he said. "They are looking for some hope from the point of view of seeing if we drop points and get sloppy and scrappy.

"Every other coach and manager will be saying, 'they will slip up'. Our job is to make sure we don't.

"Teams are learning how we play and are trying to stop us and we have to find new solutions. Our job is to maintain focus and energy."

After an inconsistent start to the season, Ian Murray's St Mirren side are unbeaten in four games.

Warburton, however, expects to see the Paisley club continue a defensive strategy he has detected in opponents since taking over at Ibrox in the summer.

The former Brentford boss said: "I think you will agree, there is a certain trend developing in terms of teams playing against Rangers and I fully understand that.

"Teams are not going to come and do what we want them to do. They are going to sit in with men behind the ball and they will be very hard to break down.

"St Mirren have good quality through the spine of the team and they have experience and some good young players as well. They will break and they will counter and they are good at set-pieces.

"There is a real threat for us on their home pitch so it will be another tough test. But we go there in good form and looking forward to it. The boys are ready for the challenges, they are enjoying it."