Rangers Still 'can Go Up A Level' - Aasgaard

Norway midfielder Thelo Aasgaard believes Rangers "can definitely go up a level" after stretching their winning run to seven games.

The latest came on Thursday as the Ibrox side broke their Europa League duck with a 1-0 defeat of Bulgarian visitors Ludogorets.

Rangers return to Scottish Premiership business on Sunday at home to a Dundee side who drew 1-1 on their last trip to Ibrox in August.

"I think we can definitely go up a level," Aasgaard, signed from Luton Town in the summer, said. "We won 1-0, but we probably should have won by more.

"Obviously we took the three points and I'm really happy for the fans to get that first win in Europe. It was enjoyable, but we made it a bit hard for ourselves."

Aasgaard thinks Rangers' recent run is built on "defensive performances" - the club have now gone four games without conceding - but he agrees with head coach Danny Rohl that the "last pass" needs to improve at the other end.

"We want to be a bit better in the final third, score more goals and prove that we're a better team," he said.

Rohl has improved results since taking over from the sacked Russell Martin, with Rangers now level with rivals Celtic and six behind leaders Hearts, and Aasgaard thinks the atmosphere round the club is now "totally different".

"The feeling is really good at the minute," he said. It's still the same lads, but we've got a really solid mindset together. We're a real group and we feel that even off the pitch."

Asked what had changed, Aasgaard said: "We've had to be resilient and we've been through some tough patches together, so I think that's made us stronger."

As for his own performances, which have yielded four goals in his latest seven outings, the Liverpool-born 23-year-old said he is enjoying Glasgow life.

"Once I'm settled there, then my football on the pitch is usually echoed," he added. "I've built up a bit of momentum and I hope to keep that going."