Vladimir Weiss is determined to maintain his impressive form in a bid to convince boss Walter Smith to give him a crack at Celtic.
The on-loan Manchester City winger produced a man-of-the-match display - and grabbed a goal - as Rangers romped to a 4-1 win at Motherwell on Boxing Day.
He said: "I've not played from the start against Celtic and I'm going to do my best on Wednesday to keep my place in the team. Hopefully I can do the same against Celtic."
Next up for the Scottish champions is the Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash against St Johnstone on Wednesday night and Weiss knows he needs to be on top form again at McDiarmid Park to remain in the manager's plans ahead of the Old Firm derby on January 2.
The Slovakia international was a late substitute when Rangers defeated their rivals 3-1 back in October and is desperate to have a bigger part to play this time around.
He added: "We still need to win the game on Wednesday and then all eyes will be on the game at the weekend.
"You want to win every game but this week is going to be really important for us.
"We need to get a good recovery and be ready for Wednesday and hopefully get the three points."
But, even if Rangers do notch up another win against Celtic, Weiss insists the title race is still far from over.
He said: "I personally think it's too early to talk about that. We need to just concentrate on Wednesday's game and take it from there."
Source: PA
