'Not good enough to be champs'

DANNY ROHL last night admitted Rangers haven't been good enough to be Premiership champions.

- SCOTT MCDERMOTT

The Light Blues' 2-1 loss to leaders Hearts at Tynecastle leaves them looking down and out in the three-way battle for the championship.

They trudged out of the capital seven points adrift of the Jambos with just three games left to play, starting with Sunday's Old Firm derby at Celtic Park.

Manager Rohl (above) confessed his side have fallen short in the post-split business end of the season.

They followed up last weekend's loss to Motherwell by allowing a 1-0 halftime lead in Gorgie to slip through their fingers.

Dujon Sterling's goal had given them a crucial advantage but they failed to build on it, allowing the game slip away.

Second-half goals by Stephen Kingsley and Lawrence Shankland secured a vital win for Derek McInnes' side.

Rohl and skipper James Tavernier cut frustrated figures at full-time after seeing their team's league bid go up in smoke.

But the German boss was honest enough to say they have failed to hit top form when it mattered most. He said: "I want to see a team that plays for 95 or 100 minutes on the best level.

"But that's where we are at this moment and it's a little bit of a shame.