HE only trained for a few minutes and played for an hour, but Martyn Waghorn is already thinking about the years to come at Rangers.

The striker clinched a move from Wigan on Monday and spent a brief session at Murray Park getting to know his new team-mates and familiarising himself with his new surroundings after putting pen-to-paper.

On Tuesday, he got his first run out at Ibrox as he was handed a start for the friendly fixture against Burnley and given a chance to impress the home crowd.

It was a decent introduction to life in Light Blue for the 25-year-old, even if he couldn’t convert one of the chances that came his way and mark the occasion with a goal.

The move north of the border is a fresh start for Waghorn after several seasons in England and he arrives at Ibrox charged with firing Mark Warburton’s side to the Championship title.

After beginning his career at Sunderland, the forward has also been on the books of Leicester and Wigan, and had loan spells at Charlton, Hull and Millwall.

Now Waghorn has lofty ambitions as he looks for a remarkable rise on a personal basis and to help Rangers return to the levels they are accustomed to.

“I’ve had a difficult couple of years, a few loans and I hoped the move to Wigan would have worked out better, but with the change of manager it’s hard,” he said.

“I’m up here for three years and I’d like to stay for a long time.

“The objective of the club is to get back into the Champions League and I want to be part of that, I want to be here for many years.

“I’ve got a young family and I want to settle and give my best years and hopefully have a few successful year.

“The way the club’s going and the way the gaffer’s got us playing, it’s a young bunch and a good mix of experience and our objective is to get promoted and challenge next season.

“That’s what everyone has got to look to do. It’s a massive club, great player and anything less than that will be a disappointment. I want to win and achieve as much as I can.”

Waghorn has arrived at Ibrox with his sights set on silverware as he looks to make the most of his chance to shine in Scotland.

After a campaign that saw Wigan relegated from the Championship, he was allowed to leave the DW Stadium as boss Gary Caldwell prepares his squad for a third tier campaign.

And the striker is determined to make up for lost time after clinching a three-year deal with Rangers.

Waghorn said: “I had a few injuries, I was in and out of the team and a change of manager never really helps.

“I was never really settled last year and as a striker you want to be playing week in, week out. It’s down to me to keep my place and I know that.

“The set of lads we’ve got here and the opportunities we’ll create hopefully we’ll score goals and really get this team back where it belongs and pushing on all fronts.

“I’m really pleased [to sign a three-year contract]. It allows me to get settled and just focus on my football which is what I want to do.

“I just really excited by the challenge, it’s a massive club and I’m very honoured and privileged to be part of it.

“I’ll do my best and three years gives me a chance to get my head down and play my best football.”

The capture of Waghorn this week completed another piece of the jigsaw for Warburton as he continues to rebuild his Ibrox squad, and fans will hope the new Gers boss can bring out the best in the forward in the coming months.

The Light Blue legions got their first chance to see their new-look side in action against the Clarets on Tuesday night and would have been left impressed and encouraged at the progress Warburton has made thus far.

And Waghorn is confident he will fit neatly into the Gers system after seeing Warburton and David Weir’s methods at close hand in the Championship last term.

He said: “I used to play with his (Warburton) son at Leicester and he was watching him so I know of him. “I’ve met him a couple of times from playing against him.

“I met him and Davie the other week and they set their standards of where they want to take the club and that was good enough for me and I want to be part of it.

“They (Brentford) played us off the park twice home and away. Just the way they played you can see that’s the way he wants us to play football, don’t be afraid to make mistakes and go out and enjoy it.

“It’s going to be a real football season and hopefully we can win a lot of games.”

If those triumphs are to come on a weekly basis and Waghorn’s dreams of winners medals and European exploits are to be realised, the striker will need to play his part in the final third.

He netted just three times for the Latics in 24 appearances last term and is eager to contribute in as many ways as possible this time out.

And, when asked if he had any early targets for the new campaign, Waghorn said: “Not so much targets, just work hard and score goals and if I don’t score goals hopefully I’ll contribute to the team.

“As long as the team wins that’s the most important, then the goals and the accolades with come.”