KRIS BOYD has offered a Rangers 'ain't going to go away' warning to Celtic after the Ibrox rout over Hearts.
Giovanni van Bronckhorst's men kept the gap at the top to one point with their 5-0 demolition of Hearts after Celtic beat Motherwell 4-0.
Questions had been asked of the Rangers team after the 3-0 loss to Celtic at Parkhead in midweek which sent Ange Postecoglou's side top.
But Boyd reckons Rangers have responded with the emphatic result over third-place Hearts.
The former Ibrox striker reckons the victory shows the title race is very much on and expects his ex-club to challenge Celtic all season.
Speaking on Sky Sports, he said: "First of all, the character was questioned after Wednesday night. There was a few disappointing performances individually and collectively.
"But I thought, Rangers to come out the way they did, they got off to a perfect start.
"Then there was a little spell where they had to show character again.
"At the start of the second half, we were speaking about Hearts. They had a couple of chances, but Rangers found a way to run out comfortable winners in the end.
"They way Rangers were able to manage the game in periods, I think Giovanni van Bronckhorst will be delighted.
"I said at the top of the show, it didn't really matter what happened here, Rangers just needed to find a way to win the game of football.
"They have managed to do that with five goals against the team who is third in the table. It's a big performance.
"I think it shows Rangers ain't going to go away and they will challenge right to the end for this league title."
