MARK WARBURTON is determined to thrive under the Ibrox spotlight as he looks to guide Rangers to the Championship title this term.

The former Brentford boss returned south of the border last week to continue working towards his UEFA Pro Licence at the FA headquarters at St George’s Park.

And Warburton was able to give his fellow coaches an idea of what it is like inside the Glasgow goldfish bowl and the pressure and expectation he is under to deliver success at Ibrox.

One of the key sections of the course is how to handle media requirements and the 53-year-old knows he finds himself in a unique environment as Gers boss.

Warburton said: “It is a really good group. Phil Neville, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Scott Parker, Brad Friedel, Gary Flitchcroft, Ian Woan.

“There are some really good people on the course. What is interesting is about the media.

“We had all the Fleet Street papers there and they asked me after the press conference how I found it.

“They are a lot more friendly than the Scottish media! The media up here is far more intense than down south.

“I was asked about that and how I deal with it. We had different scenarios and we had to deal with it, and a Match of the Day type interview. It was good.

“We were in the bar taking about it, and don't forget the radio shows every night. There are shows every night which are predominantly Rangers and Celtic and then more once a week which are predominantly Rangers and Celtic. It is incredible, it is unbelievable.

“It is great, the passion for football you see is magnificent. If you don't like it, don't come to Glasgow.

“But it does shock other people. In Madrid, there are 15 pages every single night on Real and the colour of a guy’s shoelaces is closely monitored. Here, it is fairly intense.”

After taking time out from his Gers job to work towards another coaching qualification last week, Warburton’s focus will be fixed on Morton this evening.

Rangers will go five points clear of Hibernian in the title race if they can emerge victorious at Cappielow and continue their recent upturn in form.

The Light Blues have not played for nine days but Warburton is confident his side can handle the change in routine as they look to keep up the momentum in the Championship.

He said: “They are all tough games. We saw that at Livingston away, it was tough for us and we dropped two points there but hopefully we corrected that at the weekend.

“We are in good form. We are training well, the hunger is there, the desire is there and the squad is in really good shape.

“We will take that into the game on Monday night. It will be a tough test.

“[It is] a grass pitch, a good surface, a tight ground, which we enjoy, and we are looking forward to it.

“It (a Monday game) causes you, not issues, but it causes you a change in terms of days off for the players and your working days.

“Our working days now become Saturday and Sunday so Friday becomes a day off as opposed to Wednesday. It is just changing the routine.

“It is making sure that the build-up to the game is as consistent as we can make it. I am sure there will be no problems.”