I want to be a Premiership standout this season - Curtis

Findlay Curtis is a man on mission - to be one of the best players in the Premiership this season. The 19-year-old Rangers academy graduate has played a part in all five of the club's matches so far after a successful loan stint at Kilmarnock last term preceded a couple of appearances against Haiti and Brazil at the World Cup. Coming off the bench in the 1-0 win over Haiti earned him the accolade of becoming the youngest Scot to feature at a World Cup. Now Curtis aims to utilise that experience on the club front, starting with Thursday's Conference League play-off first leg against Jablonec. "I think obviously I've come back with different parts of my game where I've got better," he said. "It's given me a real confidence to show the world what I can do and I want to be one of the best players in the league this season. Hopefully across the season I can add goals and assists as well. "The gaffer's been brilliant. He's given me bits and bobs that I need to add to my game which will make me better, but apart from that he's a man-manager, he gets round the boys really well and it's an exciting chapter for the football club." Curtis faces plenty of competition to establish himself as a Rangers first pick. Derek McInnes is scouring the market for another winger or two having signed Daisuke Yokota this summer and with Djeidi Gassama and Ross McCausland already on the books. "Obviously they've brought in more people for my position, but you just need to keep on fighting," said the academy graduate. "I think that's the main thing, you need to try and make your mark at the club. I think doing that in training and obviously coming into the game you need to do that. "There's always competition at Rangers, they're going to bring in boys no matter what, but all I can do is just be performing in training and games and do as much as I can. I'll be fighting no matter what to secure that position throughout the season. "The minutes I've had I think I've done well, coming in later than the boys for pre-season has been tough but you just need to build up that stamina again and it was a big reset from the World Cup back to now. " Curtis aims to emulate fellow wide-man Mikey Moore who made an impact at Ibrox last year while on loan from Tottenham. "I think Mikey did it very well last year and I want to go on and do that, I want to be one of the best players in the team and I want to bring this club success." [BBC]