JAMES TAVERNIER is confident Rangers are heading in a positive direction this term after a productive January on and off the park so far.

Graeme Murty’s side returned to competitive action with a 2-0 win over Aberdeen on Wednesday night as they moved up to second spot in the Premiership standings.

Sean Goss, Jamie Murphy, Russell Martin and Jason Cummings were all handed their Light Blues bows as Alfredo Morelos and Tavernier found the net.

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And the right-back is pleased with the progress that has been made as he eyes a successful second half of the season in the coming months.

Tavernier said: “We have to bring silverware to the club. The new additions have brought more quality to the team so I believe silverware is a minimum requirement for this club.

“We are going in the right direction. We have shown it in the big games but now we have to show it in every single game, the levels of performance we can put in.

“The new additions have stepped up our game. We have beaten Aberdeen three times now and we had a good performance against Celtic when we felt we could maybe have won the game.

“So we are going in the right direction. We just have to continue it.”

Murty has added strength and depth to his ranks with his January recruits after he was appointed as Pedro Caixinha’s successor until the end of the campaign.

There is far more competition for places at Ibrox at present and Tavernier reckons that will bring out the best in the Light Blues going forward.

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He said: “They offer something new to the team. They have all settled in really well.

“Three started against Aberdeen and Jason came on. They are going to have a big impact on the team in the second half of the season.

“We all have to step up our game. We have a big squad now and there are also a lot of guys to come back from injuries.

“It’s going to step up the standards with people trying to keep their places in the team. It will drive us to be better.”

After being left in cold storage as their Scottish Cup clash with Fraserburgh was postponed at the weekend, Rangers got back down to business in style against the Dons.

Victory over Derek McInnes’ side was the third that the Gers have secured this season and now attentions have turned to the tricky trip to Dingwall on Sunday.

Tavernier said: “We are delighted to come away with the three points which moves us up to second place in the table.

“We put on a good display and then rode out the storm when Aberdeen put a bit of pressure on at the end. We’re delighted to win 2-0 and keep a clean sheet.

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“Second place is the minimum we should be aiming for. We sent out a statement on Wednesday night but we can’t let that standard drop.

“We have to go to Ross County on Sunday with the same quality and desire to win the game. We have to get the three points up there.

“It’s always challenging going away to different places when the other teams step their game up against us. But we have to play the way we did against Aberdeen.

“The new lads gelled in well and we showed a good ability when we were attacking, although we know we can finish off more of the chances we create.”