FABIO CARDOSO admits he is loving life in Light Blue as Rangers look to hit the ground running in the Premiership this term.

The defender has enjoyed an impressive start to his Ibrox career as he has made an immediate impact at the heart of the Gers back four.

He started alongside compatriot Bruno Alves at Hillsborough last weekend as Pedro Caixinha’s side rounded off their pre-season schedule with a 2-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday.

The trip to Fir Park on Sunday will see Rangers face Motherwell in their first league outing of the campaign.

And Cardoso is determined to give the Light Blue legions something to shout about as he continues to settle into his new surroundings.

“I know and everybody can see that the team is getting solid and we are understanding what the coach wants from us,” he told the Official Rangers Podcast.

“We are improving game by game, step by step and we are ready for Sunday.

“I have no words [about Alves]. For me, he is very good, one of the best defenders of my country, he is very experienced and very talented.

“I know and I feel that I will learn a lot with him. For me to play with him is very good.

“It is a beautiful city. The weather is not like Portugal but it is good to play football and our supporters are from another world, I have never seen anything like them.

“I am very happy and I will do my best to make history together.

“I have never seen anything like [the fans] anywhere in the world. It is amazing and I am very happy to be at Rangers and be part of the family. We will do our best to make them proud.

“[The Motherwell game] is the most important one of the season because it is the next [game].

“We are very confident, we work very good and we go to Motherwell to win.”