Stuart McCall on Sunday night admitted the finest performance of his short Ibrox reign left him with ‘ goosebumps ’ and a growing belief that he can steer revitalised Rangers up to the Premiership . On a day which ended with Ibrox captain Lee McCulloch publicly apologising for a reckless red card , first-half goals from Kenny Miller and Haris Vuckic were enough to ensure the captain ’ s 44th-minute folly did not prevent Rangers securing an important three points against Championship title winners Hearts . Genero Zeefuik pulled back a late consolation for Robbie Neilson ’ s men but Rangers closed out the game to make it three wins in a row as McCall ’ s improving side leapfrogged Hibs into second place with six games remaining . Kenny Miller ( left ) celebrates scoring for Rangers against Championship winners Hearts on Sunday . And last night the delighted Ibrox caretaker boss admitted he is starting to trust that his players can take charge of their own destiny in the end-of-season play-offs . ‘ I ’ m beginning to trust the players the more and more I work with them , ’ said McCall . ‘ I ’ m very proud of the team and the fans . Hearts had won nine on the bounce before today and they are champions for a reason . They ’ ve won 26 out of 30 games . ‘ But we scored two terrific goals and the tempo and passing in the first half in particular was outstanding . Haris Vuckic ( centre ) scored the decisive goal for Rangers in the 2-1 victory that moved them into second . ‘ The second half was about guts and desire and being a good team-mate . ‘ It was a hard shift and there were a lot of tired boys at full-time — but it was a deserved win in the end . ‘ I ’ ve got to say that was probably the first time for a long , long , long time — probably since I was playing — that I have been out there and got goosebumps . I thought the boys deserved their applause at the end . ‘ Hibs have lost three on the bounce now and we ’ ve won three on the bounce , so that shows how things can change quickly in football . Rangers were reduced to 10 men when captain Lee McCulloch was dismissed from the pitch . Staurt McCall says the Gers captain apologised to him as well as the players after the incident . ‘ We ’ ve got a tough game at Queen of the South on Thursday and all we want is to keep improving . ‘ But we can take belief , confidence and momentum forward from this. ’ After the match , McCulloch made a brief appearance on BT Sport to apologise for his red card for an elbow on Osman Sow . He said : ‘ I felt as though I was caught in no-man ’ s land , if he won the header there would have been a runner in . Genero Zeefuik tapped in from close range as Hearts scored a consolation against Rangers . ‘ There was no intent whatsoever , I can say that honestly , but obviously I ’ m disappointed . ‘ I ’ ve apologised to all the management , all my team-mates , I feel as if I ’ ve let myself down. ’ McCulloch is out of contract at the end of this season and when asked if he would like to remain at Ibrox , he said : ‘ Of course I want to stay here . I ’ ve got a part to play I feel for the run-in and get the club back to where we want to be. ’ McCall plans to watch the incident again before deciding what action , if any , to take against his captain , who now misses Thursday night ’ s match at Queen of the South . Victory for Rangers moves them into second and continues their resurgence under Stuart McCall . He said : ‘ I missed the challenge but the referee said he ’ s caught the boy with an elbow . ‘ Jig ’ s come in and apologised to me and the team afterwards , so it must have merited a red card . ‘ Am I disappointed that such an experienced player would do that at such an important time of the season ? That ’ s a good question but I ’ ve not had time to think about it . I ’ ll look at it then speak to him. ’ McCulloch walks off the pitch after he was shown the red card on Easter Sunday . But McCall praised the attitude of the players who remained on the park and won three points . ‘ Attitude and desire has got to be a gim me if you want to play here at Rangers , ’ he added . ‘ It ’ s easy to buckle and go into your shell when things aren ’ t going well but we saw today people puffed out their chests . ‘ They are enjoying themselves because of the way we are playing and results . But they know if they don ’ t perform like that every week they will be out of the team . ’
Rangers boosted their chances of promotion with a win against Hearts . Lee McCulloch and Haris Vuckic earned Gers victory at Ibrox Stadium . Rangers lost captain Kenny Miller to a reckless red card during match . Boss Stuart McCall is confident of getting rejuvenated Rangers promoted .