RANGERS boss Mark Warburton has admitted the revelation that his former Celtic counterpart Ronny Deila had suffered anxiety attacks during his time in Glasgow had struck a chord with him.

The Norwegian, now in charge at Valerenga, told NRK Television in his homeland that he would often wake up covered in sweat with his heart pounding and his head aching.

Warburton confessed that he hadn’t slept after the costly 2-0 defeat which his side had suffered to Ladbrokes Premiership rivals Hearts at Tynecastle this week.

“I know where he (Deila) is coming from, because it is all-consuming,” said Warburton as he looked ahead to the league match against Aberdeen at Ibrox this afternoon.

“People talk about football as a unique world. If you are a brickie and you’re not getting your job done on time, it’s the same. That’s the nature of work.

“But it is all-consuming in football. I didn’t get any sleep on Wednesday night because we delivered a bad performance against Hearts in front of a big travelling Rangers support.

“I’m always up at half past four in the morning anyway, but I think what Ronny was saying was he had a lot of pressure, which makes a lot of sense.”

He added: “I watched the Hearts game back two and a half times. It’s my job. We’ve got to learn from it.

“I’d be disrespectful if I said the scrutiny was the same as where I’ve been before. This is a different environment completely. It is a completely different level of scrutiny. It’s a much bigger club with a fantastic history and we’ve got to respect that.

“But we are also at a different time in this club. The way we get out of this situation is not the same way as in previous years. We have to recognise that.”

Warburton will be subjected to an even higher level of criticism if his side fails to beat Aberdeen at Ibrox and falls further behind in the race to finish second this afternoon.

But the Englishman believes the result against Hearts was simply down to a failure to perform and is adamant his system and new players will come good if they are given time.

He said: "We go through it every day out on the grass, but, on Wednesday night, hands up, it didn’t work. We weren’t conscientious enough.

“But it was a good performance at Inverness where we played very well. It was a good performance against Kilmarnock.

"We’ve got young boys coming in being asked to do things they otherwise haven’t done. We’ve got players from all levels and experiences being asked to do it.

“Do we think they’re good enough? Absolutely, otherwise I wouldn’t bring them to the club. You hear from someone that ‘he’s always played in a 4-4-2, why did you buy him?’ Because he’s a player. He’s armed with the attributes. So you’re asked players to play differently.

“Everyone we meet has been great. They understand what we’re trying to do and gel it in. It takes time. How do you get this group of players to become better? You give them time.

"But that’s the one commodity in Glasgow which isn’t easy to get.”