THE scene was one of celebration and satisfaction. Behind the smiles, there was a determination.

Those moments inside the away dressing room at Pittodrie should have been amongst the last that Graeme Murty spent with his Rangers players. But they have, in fact, given him a belief of what the group he continues to manage on an interim basis could be capable of this season.

The 43-year-old brought an end to his first stint as boss with a deserved draw at Parkhead back in March before he handed over the reins to Pedro Caixinha.

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That win over Aberdeen hasn’t turned out to be his final game at the helm. It could be one of his most important, however.

Written off beforehand, Rangers recovered from the loss of Ryan Jack to double their lead against the Dons before they battled their way to a crucial Premiership win.

It will take a similarly tenacious and diligent performance from the Light Blues if they are to emerge victorious against Hibernian this evening. It is a showing Murty is confident they have within them.

“I don’t think it was warm, I think it was resilient,” he said of the Gers’ dressing room in the aftermath of the win over Aberdeen.

“I think there was a little bit of aggression there because we felt we were up against it a bit with the environment, the speculation surrounding the managerial post.

“But then going down to ten men, I think the players realised that they stood up to something really well, so they can take the positives from that.

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“So it wasn’t necessarily warm, it was more of a ‘we can do this’, it was more belief rather than warmth. I think if we can tap into that it will be to the good.

“It was the most resonant dressing room because everyone was involved in it and everyone felt as though they contributed.

“We had eleven at Celtic Park and the emotion of that was that it was my last one and I was walking away.

“There was a bit of relief but there was justification for the group in that they stood up to the challenge of the champions who had conquered all.

“Everyone was talking about they would beat this Rangers side 5, 6, 7-0. It was the fact we justified we play for Rangers.

“At Pittodrie, we felt there were a few things against us and the resilience shown in that regard was very positive for the group.”

Rangers head to Easter Road on the back of three successive Premiership wins as they followed up their back-to-back successes over Aberdeen with a 2-1 victory against Ross County on Saturday.

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Amidst a whirlwind of headlines, uncertainty in the dugout and unrest in the stands, Murty hasn’t felt the need to go for the ‘siege mentality’ approach in a bid to rally his troops.

Instead, he has faith in their ability to adapt to each situation and to rise to the challenges as they come along.

“I haven’t mentioned that to the players but I think we show to the players what they’re capable of when they are that neatly engaged,” Murty said.

“You’ve seen that in the last three games, albeit in different ways. They had the mental strength to go and play in a different formation again Aberdeen at Ibrox, with all of the speculation surrounding them and go and put on a really good performance.

“Then you go and see a different facet of the mentality strength by going down to ten at Pittodrie and winning the game.

“Then last week when we weren’t flowing and Ross County had matched up our shape to frustrate us, we actually showed a little bit of resilience to grind out a result.

“It wasn’t pretty but it was ultimately rewarding to the players as well because they realised you can’t always be flowing, you can’t always be pretty on the eye but you still have something within you that stops you conceding those points. That’s a good basis to work from for any team.”

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The attributes required to be a success at Ibrox or not just physical and technical ones and it is the mental hurdles that can often prove the most difficult to overcome.

Murty has instilled a belief in his squad since he replaced Caixinha in October and the interim boss hopes his approach will continue to pay dividends.

“There’s loads of stuff being talked about the players, how they use that and how I use that will vary depending on the opponent,” he said.

“But also what we need to understand is regardless of the emotion, regardless of the criticism players still have to perform and each player is different, we have to target each player individually to make sure they get the best out of themselves come game time.

“The siege mentality might not work for player X, he might need something else.

“It’s down to the coaching staff, not just me, JJ, Colin Stewart, Craig Flannigan, to give that player what he needs, so he walks out onto the pitch feeling fully empowered to go and contribute to the game.

“I’ve said before Rangers players, it’s not just enough to wear the shirt, you have to do something within the game.

“Win a tackle, win an individual battle, bring a piece of individual brilliance to the game. You have to contribute and we have to make sure the players are there to do that.”

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