STEVEN GERRARD hopes Rangers can replicate their Rugby Park performance when Kilmarnock visit Ibrox tonight.

The Light Blues were 3-1 winners over Steve Clarke’s side in August as they clinched a Betfred Cup victory.

Alfredo Morelos hit a hat-trick in Ayrshire as Killie replied with a Borna Barisic own goal.

And Gerrard is expecting another tough test as the Gers return to Premiership duty this evening following their Hampden defeat to Aberdeen.

He said: “Steve always has his teams well organised and he will have them well drilled.

“He will obviously have our weekend performance and result in his head and it might affect what he tries to do.

“He will want us to start slow, he will want the crowd at Ibrox to get frustrated at the players and he will want to stay in the game for as long as he can to frustrate us.

“We have to counter that by starting well, starting quick and really getting after Kilmarnock and play on the front foot, because we have had a lot of joy and success by doing that.

“That [game at Rugby Park] was really good. Alfredo was on fire and he had too much for Kilmarnock on the day.

“He got a lot of back up in and around him with some really strong performances.

“Scott Arfield was magnificent between the lines that day. He is back now and will help us with that quality we were lacking at the weekend.

“So we will have a good team [tonight].

“And we are hoping to keep this run going at home because we have made Ibrox a difficult place to come.”