'More to come' - Makhanya backs Rangers to become ruthless

Defender Olwethu Makhanya has warned there's more to come from resurgent Rangers once they learn to be clinical. The Ibrox side have recovered from a poor start to Derek McInnes' reign by winning six straight games, including rare back-to-back derby wins over Celtic in the League Cup and Premiership respectively. McInnes' men have conceded just one goal during their winning run, but four of the victories have been a single goal. And while Rangers have had the most shots in the Premiership this season - 143 - their conversion rate of 5.6% is the lowest in the division. South Africa centre-back Makhanya, who signed in the summer from MLS side Philadelphia Union on a four-year deal, was a colossus in Sunday's 3-0 victory at Celtic Park. "I definitely feel there's more to come from this team," he said. "The importance of clean sheets, this is a conversation we always have with our attacking players that, you know what, we're going to do a job in the back and we trust you guys to create and score chances. "And over the few games, we've created chances, taking some and not able to take some. So we are just hoping that, as time goes on, we will get more clinical. "It's going to be really important for us to stay together. "And it's something that we've been working very hard on as a team, spending more time together, understanding each other, and I think it shows in the games, the willingness to fight, and we trust each other." Makhanya, while not downplaying consecutive wins over Celtic, insists there is a long way to go before it becomes more significant. He said: "It's a really good feeling. Going there, we knew it was going to be a difficult game, especially after last week. "We had to be 100% focused from the start, and that's exactly what we did there. It's a really long season, so we're just taking one game at a time. It's been a good run, but there's more work to do." Makhanya praised the huge contingent of Rangers fans who turned up at Ibrox early on Sunday morning to cheer their team on their way to Parkhead. He said: "As soon as we came out of Ibrox, there was fans outside. I don't want to lie, when I saw them cheering and all that, it really fired us up." [BBC]