Bartley hungry for more goalss

12 March 2011 14:30

Kyle Bartley is determined to chip in with more goals this season after opening his account for Rangers and then almost handing them a memorable European win in the space of a few days.

The on-loan Arsenal defender - who joined the Scottish champions in January - netted his first senior goal to claim all three points against St Mirren in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League last weekend. The 19-year-old was then denied the winner in Thursday's Europa League last 16 clash against PSV Eindhoven.

Now, as Rangers prepare to host Kilmarnock in the SPL on Sunday, Bartley admits his appetite for goals has definitely been whetted, as he said: "I really enjoyed scoring a goal for Rangers and hopefully I can add a few more to my tally."

He added: "We had a couple of chances against PSV and we knew with the way we set up that we wouldn't have much of the ball. I had the chance myself and was away doing my chicken dance celebration when I saw the goalkeeper was able to tip it wide so I think I was a bit unlucky in the end."

Reflecting on the goalless draw in Holland, he added: "It was a positive result and now we need to switch back on for Sunday's game and make sure we get another good result.

"The young lads have come in and done well and it was good to see Kyle Lafferty and Vladimir Weiss back in the side."

Second choice goalkeeper Neil Alexander was handed the gloves in Eindhoven in preparation for his appearance in next week's Co-operative Insurance Cup final, although Allan McGregor is set to be back between the sticks on Sunday.

As far as Bartley is concerned, he is happy with either man as the last line of defence.

He said: "We've got Allan McGregor, who is a fantastic goalkeeper, and Neil is a bit unlucky to be sitting on the bench. It's just because we've got such a great keeper in Allan. But Neil came in the other night and was fantastic.

"He kept a clean sheet, he was organised and he is a fantastic goalkeeper. Coming back to Glasgow with a goalless draw from that game was a fantastic result for us and we are always confident that we can get a result at Ibrox."

Source: PA