Martyn Waghorn's Rangers form never a concern, says Mark Warburton
Saturday 17 December 2016 14:50, UK
Rangers boss Mark Warburton insists he never doubted the goalscoring credentials of forward Martyn Waghorn during his four-month goal drought.
Waghorn notched a brace in Rangers' 2-1 victory over Hamilton Academical at the SuperSeal Stadium on Friday night, with the goals his first since the opening day of the season.
His sole goal before Friday night had also come against the Accies back in August at Ibrox, and since then a combination of hamstring troubles and a crippling lack of scoring form had seen the former Sunderland striker go 10 league games without a goal.
"Martyn didn't show us anything we didn't know," said Warburton.
"I see him day in, day out. Look at Joe Doodoo, Michael O'Halloran, Harry Forrester and Kenny Miller - they give us options. It tells you we are in a decent place.
"But Waggy came back, he has been patient and he showed how good he can be tonight."
Waghorn gave Rangers the lead on the stroke of half-time with a powerful header from 14 yards out which went in off the bar.
The 26-year-old, making his first start since October 14, notched his second seven minutes later as he dispatched from close range to put the game beyond Hamilton.
The victory was Rangers' third in a row in the league, though Warburton refused to get carried away.
"We are just going one game at a time. We have spoken about sample size. We had a lot of new players coming in at the start of the season," he added.
"Joe Garner was a waste of money three weeks ago and now they are chanting his name all night long. So give the boys time to settle in and gel as a team. They are doing that."
