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Sima doesn't have to be greedy for Phil when Gers pals are laying goals on plate for him as hitman gives Blues vital win

PHILIPPE CLEMENT asked to see him show a greater greed for goals.

But with his Rangers teammates continuing to stick the ball on a plate, there's no need for Abdallah Sima to be too selfish.

On Sunday against St Mirren, it was Todd Cantwell who served up the Senegalese ace with a double.

This time it was James Tavernier feeding the Brighton loanee wingman's appetite with a pass-of-the-season contender as Sima made it to 12 goals for the season.

But Rangers manager Clement also had goalkeeper Jack Butland to thank as he tucked into a result that means he's now gone a delightful dozen games unbeaten since taking over at Ibrox.

The Englishman was required to make a couple of vital saves in either half as Rangers' failure to take a string of big chances offered Steven Naismith's Hearts late hope they could snatch something off the Light Blues' plate.

Instead, they have been left without a crumb of comfort. with their run of woe against Rangers since Covid now stretching to 12 games.

The goal Sima gobbled up 11 minutes before half-time keeps Rangers eight points back from Celtic, albeit with a game in hand.

Hearts - who came in on the back of four straight wins trudged off with the only positive being that they stay a point clear of St Mirren in third...

There was a welcome return of Nathaniel Atkinson to the

Gorgie line-up after three months out as the defender came into Naismith's team. along with Kyosuke Tagawa.