‘Kranjcar can look after himself’

Mark Warburton says Niko Kranjcar will be able to handle the rough and tumble of Scottish football after coming through his first full 90 minutes for Rangers.

The 31-year-old scored his first goal for the Ibrox side in the 3-0 win over Stranraer as they rounded off their Betfred Cup group-stage schedule with a fourth straight victory.

Kranjcar was left wincing after midfielder Ryan Thomson careered through the back of his legs near the end of the game but, despite ending up in a heap, there was no damage done to the former Tottenham and Portsmouth playmaker.

And his manager brushed off suggestions his summer signing needs greater protection from referees ahead of Rangers’ Scottish Premiership campaign, which gets underway against Hamilton …

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