BARRIE MCKAY is confident Rangers will quickly get up to speed in the Premiership after their title bid got off to a faltering start on Saturday.

Ibrox chairman Dave King unfurled the Championship flag as the Light Blues made their return to the top flight after a four year absence.

But Mark Warburton’s side couldn’t round off the occasion with a victory as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Hamilton.

It took a second half strike from Martyn Waghorn to secure a share of the spoils for the Gers as the home crowd were left frustrated by a low key performance.

But McKay knows there is better to come from Warburton’s side when they hit their stride in the Premiership.

He said: “The new boys have come in and taken well to what the gaffer has got going on here. They’ve added to the quality of the squad and it’s really top quality players we’ve brought in.

“Maybe still we’re getting to know each other as best we can but the understanding is there.

“Maybe [the occasion] did [get to us] but to be at a club this size you need to get used to full houses, the noises from fans and everything else that comes with it.

“It’s the pressures you put yourself under as a player when you pull on that jersey.

“Every player in the dressing room knows it was always going to be harder this season, it’s a step up to the top division.

“If you look at it, teams will look to play the same way they did against us last season when they sat in and tried to hit us on the counter attack and interrupt our rhythm.

“They were giving away fouls and kicking the ball away, trying to stop us from playing and interrupting the tempo we were trying to play at.

“We’re not really right up and running, but that will be the same as every team.

“At the same time we did create quite a lot of chances and dominate the game and we should have gone on to win it.”