PEDRO CAIXINHA is confident Alfredo Morelos can hit the goal trail for Rangers after bagging his first strikes in Light Blue last night.

The Colombian hit a double in the 6-0 win over Dunfermline as the Gers eased into the quarter-finals of the Betfred Cup.

It was an impressive overall performance from Morelos and boss Caixinha was delighted with his summer signing as he got off the mark at Ibrox.

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He said: “I think what really pleased me is the anger and the passion he played with.

“He fought for every ball, he was always fighting. And he was in the right place to score.

“That's just two goals in a long career of scoring many more goals for Rangers.

“Strikers live on goals. It's important for him. The levels of confidence make a difference to him.”

Morelos scored the third and sixth goals on the night for Rangers as Kenny Miller, Bruno Alves, James Tavernier and Daniel Candeias also hit the target.

Defender Alves brought the home crowd to their feet with a stunning free-kick after nine minutes to all-but clinch the win for the Gers.

With the visit of Hibernian to come this weekend, the Portuguese was replaced by Danny Wilson early in the second half.

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Caixinha said: “We have a great squad. We can count on all the players, so we manage them.

“They know they are doing a great job fighting for positions, to be options or to be substitutes.

“Everybody is committed to what we're doing, working hard during the week.”

There were plenty of positives for Caixinha to take on the night as Rangers followed up their win over Motherwell with a deserved cup triumph.

And boss Caixinha was delighted with the performance of his side as they set up a last eight meeting with Partick Thistle.

He said: “It's too far away from now. We have a month to get there.

“It's going to be a game that we need to fight in to get to the semi-finals. But we're focused on the immediate now.

“It was important to have this performance and result, to get through in the competition.

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“Our focus now is on Saturday and Hibernian. I really enjoyed it tonight, really pleased with quality, commitment, pace and rhythm.

“The leadership was good, controlling the game. We were much more efficient. I have to be pleased with that.

“One point I'm really pleased is how the team got on top. We have been really ready for the game, ready to fight for every inch.

“The scoring means we have freedom in all positions. We ask the players to be dynamic and play aggressive football.

“Everybody wants to shoot and attack spaces. Then, when we don't have the ball, we have to leave the opponents thinking they are playing against 22 players.”