STUART MCCALL admits he now has a selection dilemma on his hands as Rangers manager after a series of improved performances from his players.

The Ibrox boss has seen his side record back-to-back wins over Hibernian and Cowdenbeath to take a significant step towards securing a Championship play-off place.

Rangers host champions Hearts this weekend and McCall will have to think carefully about who he selects to take to the field at Ibrox.

He said: "It was the same as when I went into Scotland with Gordon and we would find it hard to find seven for the team let alone 13 or 14 for the squad.

"And it was the same when I came in here, people had underperformed and it was a case of who is the first pick?

"It is difficult to leave players out of the 18 because in training and the under 20s games they have been doing quite well.

"Sunday will be no different; I will probably leave players out of the 18 who probably think they deserve a shot.

"I have two or three injuries in full-back areas but other than that we are ok. If you get the shirt you have to do as much as you can to keep it."

McCall may have a welcome headache ahead of the Hearts fixture but there are positions that require little thought at present, particularly at full-back with Richard Foster, Seb Faure and Steven Smith all sidelined through injury.

Darren McGregor has impressed at right-back in his first season at the club while Lee Wallace has excelled on the other flank in recent weeks.

McCall said: "At Motherwell when we played Rangers we would have to make plans for Wallace bombing down the left because he used to be the biggest attacking threat.

"I think he is back to that now; his link up with Tom Walsh originally and then will David Templeton has been terrific.

"He just gives you such a good outlay and again he had great fitness levels and really pushes right to the end of games and that is a good attribute to have."

If Rangers are to record a third-straight win and continue McCall's unbeaten start as boss, the Light Blues will need to be more clinical than they were against Cowdenbeath on Saturday.

The Gers passed up a number of scoring chances either side of Kudus Oyenuga's leveller that threatened to deny Rangers a crucial win.

Striker Nicky Clark has netted three goals in his last three games after a brace in the draw with Alloa and McCall is pleased to see the 23-year-old making the most of his chance to impress.

"To play on the shoulder is something different, Kenny likes to come short and Boydy (Kris Boyd) and Jon [Daly] are in the box types of centre-forwards and rely on service," he told RangersTV.

"Wee Clarky just works his socks off for the team and he is always a threat, to play against him as a centre-half must be a nightmare because he is always on the move.

"Everything he does might not come off but he is always in there and that is him now full of confidence after three goals in his last three games."