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Darren Fullerton

Steven Davis urging Rangers to have treble vision after Old Firm Scottish Cup win

Steven Davis isn’t giving up hope of a Rangers treble after Sunday’s 2-1 win over Old Firm rivals Celtic in the Scottish Cup semi-finals.

The Northern Ireland captain accepts the Light Blues need a few favours if they are to overturn Celtic’s six point lead at the top of the Premiership with five games to go.

But the 37-year-old insists Giovanni Van Bronckhorst’s men, who are also in the semis of the Europa League, are still battling for silverware on three fronts.

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"There is a lot still to play for," Davis told Rangers TV after playing a key role in Rangers’ fightback win at Hampden Park.

"We will need things to go for us a little bit in the league but we have to concentrate on doing our own jobs and picking up points.

"We have to try and put a little bit of pressure on them and then there are the European games to look forward to.

“It would be nice to keep that going and then finish it off with a Scottish Cup Final win.“

Rangers were trailing when Davis replaced Ryan Jack in the 75th minute but fellow replacement Scott Arfield equalised soon after and a Carl Starfelt own goal won it in extra-time.

It was a gutsy effort from Rangers who were playing their second 120 minutes in four days after Thursday night’s extra-time win over Braga in the quarter-finals of the Europa League.

"We knew the importance coming into the game, what it meant for us as a group of players, to the fans and everybody involved,” said Davis.

"Especially after the effort the boys put in the other night to go again today and put in that level of performance and that level of intensity and actually see out the game.

"We are just all delighted and buzzing in the dressing room."

Rangers face RB Leipzig in the semi-finals of the Europa League, with the first leg in Germany next Thursday, April 28.

The winners of that tie will play either West Ham United or Eintracht Frankfurt in the final in Seville on May 18.

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