NICKY LAW is determined to play his part in finally returning Rangers to the top flight as Mark Warburton’s side set their sights on the Championship crown.

The Light Blues extended their league winning run to nine games on Saturday as they clinched a 3-1 win over Falkirk thanks to goals from Dean Shiels, James Tavernier and Lee Wallace.

Law was part of the Gers side that missed out on promotion last term and is in the final few months of his Ibrox deal.

But the midfielder is confident he can have a key role in Rangers’ campaign as they look to clinch a Premiership place at the second time of asking.

Law said: “My chat with the manager on the first day was really good. He was open with me and didn’t cross my mind to leave.

“I’d heard a lot about the manager and a lot of good things, so I wanted to experience it myself.

“Obviously of late I’ve not played as much as I’d like but I have nothing but good things to say about the manager.

“Every day in training, his ideas have been brilliant and we’ve been trying to take to them.

“I was very determined to stay. It’s been a tough two years, not only for myself but for everyone.

“I came here to get Rangers as high as I could and it didn’t cross my mind to leave because that wasn’t happening. There’s a determination there to help.

“When I came on I was heavily involved in the two goals at the weekend, so when I can help, I will do and I’ll try to get myself back into the starting line-up and finish the job I came to do.”

Law found himself in the eye of a storm on Saturday as Bairns boss Peter Houston launched a post-match tirade at whistler John McKendrick.

The referee awarded Rangers a free-kick for Tom Taiwo’s challenge on the Gers midfielder before Tavernier produced a moment of magic to put Warburton’s side ahead with just 10 minutes remaining.

Law said: “I’ve seen it again in our analysis meeting and it has split opinion.

“A few of the boys felt it wasn’t a foul and a few thought it was one. At the time, I didn’t know the boy had nicked the ball - I just felt the contact when him and I clashed and it forced me down on to the floor.

“The ref gave it but even now you can see it both ways. If he hadn’t given it, I don’t think anyone would have argued.

“It shows how difficult it was for the ref that people are still talking about it.

“It’s not like it was a diving incident - there’s contact but you can understand why they do feel aggrieved, but either way it would have split opinion right down the middle.”

Tavernier’s superb free-kick was his ninth goal of an impressive debut campaign at Ibrox as he has become a key player at both ends of the park for Warburton’s side.

And Law is delighted to see the 23-year-old’s hard work at Murray Park paying off on the big stage as he has hit the goal trail this term.

He said: “He’s finishing like a striker from right-back. He practised his free-kicks with the team on a Friday.

“We work on set-plays for 30-40 minutes - we’ve lost a couple from corner-kicks as well, so we work on that.

“But Tav’s free-kicks have been excellent this season. As someone who likes to take them myself, I said to him is this mine or yours?

“He said he’d take it and obviously he scored, so I’ll not be on them for a while!”