JON Toral hopes to create some Old Firm highlights of his own - after revealing that footage of the Rangers-Celtic match on Hogmanay convinced him he had made the right move in committing to spend the next six months of his career at Ibrox.

Mark Warburton's side have lost all three of their meetings with their historic rivals this season but the Spanish playmaker, who has concluded a six-month loan deal from Arsenal, revealed last night that he hopes to change all that - and deliver the first major trophy of the Dave King era in the Scottish Cup.

“I watched the highlights of the games before I came to get an idea of at Ibrox," said Toral. “I watched the game against Celtic. When I saw the atmosphere at Ibrox I just thought ‘wow’. It’s something I want to use in my favour. I want to deal with it and hopefully it will make me a better player. Knowing how big that fixture is and having the possibility of being involved in it is amazing. I can’t wait. I will try to help the team to do that [end their losing Old Firm run]. I am here to win every game I play.

“It will be difficult to catch Celtic so we want to finish as high as we can in the league," he added. “The cup is obviously massive for us and we want to win that too, I want to help my team mates win that."

While the signing owes much to the connection between manager Mark Warburton and Arsenal - which previously brought USA midfielder Gedion Zelalem to the club - Toral also revealed that a pep talk from former Rangers midfielder Mikel Arteta had helped sell him on the move. The Spaniard worked with Warburton on his loan spell at Brentford, as the London club made an unlikely run to the Championship play-offs.

“The manager was a massive influence in me coming here," said Toral. “I know him Brentford and I know how good a coach he is.

“The boss at Arsenal was very keen for me to join Rangers so that was a big help too. They have a great connection with Mark. They respect and admire him and the like the way he plays football. It will help me settle here because I know him so well.

“Gedion came here last year and things went well for him. I hope that’s the same for me.

"I also spoke at length with Mikel Arteta," added Toral. “He told me that if I had the chance to come here then I simply had to take it. He loved his time here and I know how big a legend he was.”