Aaron Ramsey offers 'a lot of talent' assessment of Rangers squad after debut

Aaron Ramsey offers 'a lot of talent' assessment of Rangers squad after debut
Aaron Ramsey offers 'a lot of talent' assessment of Rangers squad after debut
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RANGERS midfielder Aaron Ramsey admits he couldn't wait to clamber off the bench and make his debut against Hearts - because of the raucous Ibrox atmosphere.

The Welshman arrived on loan from Juventus on deadline day and was named as a substitute for Sunday's Premiership clash with Robbie Neilson's side.

The playmaker was brought on for the final 15 minutes by Giovanni van Bronckhorst as the champions strolled to a 5-0 victory.

Ramsey was pleased to make his bow as the stands were in full party mode as he offered his take on the Rangers squad.

"It was a good one to come in on," he said. "The boys did really well and I'm happy to make my debut in front of that atmosphere.

"Hopefully now I can play a lot more and get my fitness up quickly and really get going here.

"There is a lot of talent in this team and they showed that a few times, and scored some fantastic goals. Hopefully I can fit right in."

"I was itching to get on - and kept looking over because the warm-up was going on a bit," he laughed. "It's good to get some minutes in the legs.

"We've got a brief plan of how we are going to [build up my fitness]. It was the plan today to get some minutes in the legs, 15-20 minutes.

"It's good to be back out there. I haven't played a lot of football, I think the last one was November, so it's good to be back out on the pitch."

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