'Silly' for Rangers to lose heart now - Butland

Rangers goalkeeper Jack Butland says it would beryllium "silly to suffer bosom now" successful nan Scottish Premiership title race.

The 31-year-old and his skipper James Tavernier are 2 of nan 4 nominees for PFA Scotland subordinate of nan year.

Both featured arsenic Rangers hit St Mirren 2-1 connected Sunday earlier convention leaders Celtic defeated Dundee by nan aforesaid scoreline to stay 3 points ahead.

There are 4 rounds of fixtures near and Rangers and Celtic will meet successful nan Scottish Cup last connected 25 May.

"Full tilt, we’ve travel a agelong way," said Butland, who has already helped Rangers triumph nan League Cup this season.

"We've put ourselves successful a position to execute immoderate awesome things, but that is each we've done. We each cognize what it's going to return and what we person to do to get complete nan statement and get what we need.

"It'd beryllium silly to suffer bosom now from wherever we've travel from, nan spread that we closed. There's surely plentifulness of belief successful nan squad that we tin do it."

Butland says he faces "tough competition" for nan subordinate of nan twelvemonth prize and Tavernier described his being recognised pinch a information arsenic "a awesome feeling".

The 32-year-old right-back, who this play became British football's highest- scoring defender, has been linked pinch a move to Saudi Arabia this summer.

"It's decidedly not nan first clip that there's been speculation that Saudi Arabia's been brought up," he said.

"I'm contracted to Rangers for different 2 seasons aft this and I'm afloat focused connected what I person to do this play and past ore connected what's to travel adjacent season.

"The gaffer's travel retired and said that I'm a large portion of his plans. It's evidently bully erstwhile you cognize you'll beryllium portion of nan plan."