GRAEME MURTY has urged his Rangers squad to ensure they represent the club in the proper manner when they begin life after Pedro Caixinha against Hearts.
The Light Blues return to Premiership action at Murrayfield this afternoon just days after Caixinha’s Ibrox tenure was brought to an end.
Striker Kenny Miller could be handed a recall to the starting line-up after missing the final fixtures of Caixinha’s time in charge following a falling out with the Portuguese.
And Murty hopes the Gers ranks can pull together and move in the right direction ahead of a crucial top flight clash with the Jambos.
He said: “Kenny is in the squad and available for selection.
“He has a big influence in the changing room. We have to make sure all of the players have a positive influence on their team-mates going forward, so we can go forward as a squad.
“We need to make sure that, when we go onto the pitch, we represent the club in a proper manner.
“It wasn’t for me to comment because I wasn’t in, I didn’t see what was going on. Every manager picks the squad as they see fit.
“Kenny is fit, he is available and I will be looking at all of the players and picking a team from the squad of players who are fit.
“Every team from every dressing room has to make sure they go out and represent the club properly.
“So when the team walks out, all of their members will be represented. Not just the 11 that start the game or the ones on the bench.
“The 11 that start have a massive job to go and represent themselves and the club in a proper manner.”
After losing to Motherwell in the Betfred Cup semi-finals last Sunday, the draw at home to Kilmarnock on Wednesday night proved to be Caixinha’s final game in charge.
Murty has once again been asked to take charge of first team affairs after previously stepping in to the dugout following the departure of Mark Warburton earlier this year.
And the Under-20 boss hopes the Gers will present a united front as they attempt to get back to winning ways in the top flight.
Murty said: “It’s important that the players feel together.
“When we have the opportunity to address that particular issue, the players will be welcome and will be included.
“If the players know anything from Friday’s training session, it’s that I want their input.
“They have to have a voice, within the training session, within the dressing room, within the match-prep, they have to have a voice because it is about them.
“I will reiterate it until people are bored of me. It’s about the players, not about me..
“All the players have to help me and help each other. It’s not about one player.
“I have personal relationships with people I have worked with previously, but all of the players have a duty to help each other on and off the football pitch to represent the club properly.
“I firmly believe that. All the way through my football career, all the way through my coaching career, it is more about the club you represent as opposed to an individual.”
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