Alan Stubbs stands by comments about Rangers boss Mark Warburton

Alan Stubbs insists his comments about Rangers manager Mark Warburton this week have been blown out of proportion but stands by the original point he was trying to make.

The Hibernian manager caused a storm on Wednesday when he was quoted apparently playing down the progress he has made at Ibrox.

Stubbs told Hibs TV: "It's very easy when you've got money to spend to bring in much better players than what was there at the start.

"Compared to where they are last season to now, it is a transformation of the squad but they've spent a lot of money as well."

Warburton responded by telling Stubbs to keep his mouth shut and concentrate on his own club in a furious post-match interview after his team's 2-0 Petrofac Cup win over Ayr United.

Stubbs has now moved to clarify his stance and is adamant he intended to be complementary towards his opposite number.

Warburton has rebuilt the Rangers team this season after 17 players left since the start of June and he has brought 10 new faces into his senior pool on permanent deals and loans.

The side has begun the season well, winning each of their five games so far, scoring 19 goals in the process including six against Hibs at Easter Road in a Petrofac Cup win last month.

Rangers host the Edinburgh side this Sunday in a Championship match which is being shown exclusively live on Sky Sports.

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Stubbs will go there maintaining the sentiment of the point he tried to make was correct and insisted he had been misrepresented.

He told Sky Sports Now: "I, for one, know how hard it is in management to succeed and then suddenly I'm saying he's got a very easy job? I didn't say that.

"It's people who have probably listened to the interview and they've tried to misinterpret and misconstrue what I've said.

"From what I can gather, they've threw that bit in front of Mark and Mark has responded to it.

"Listen to the interview. I was very complementary to the players he has brought in and very complementary towards to the start to the season and the way they're playing.

"I mentioned about when you've got a bigger budget than everybody, it's easier to bring in better players. As far as I'm aware, isn't that a fact?"