Rangers captain David Weir was understandably pleased with the way his side battled back to beat Hibs 4-1 in the SPL on Sunday and extend their lead at the top of the SPL. Anthony Stokes put Hibs ahead after 12 seconds at Easter Road but Rangers responded with for goals that delivered a four-point lead over Celtic ahead of next weekend's Old Firm game thanks to two goals from Kenny Miller and a goal a piece from Kris Boyd and Nacho Novo. Weir was thrilled with a win over  third-placed Hibs ahead of Wednesday's game against fourth-placed Dundee United and the trip to Parkhead in the New Year.

Speaking on Sunday, Weir said: "We knew they'd coming flying out the box but we weren't ready for them. "t was a big disappointment but we responded in the right way. "It just gives us a chance. We've got a big week, starting with today and today obviously was a confidence booster." Rangers manager Walter Smith said: "It was a poor start - the first 20 minutes of the game we didn't play at all but after that, I thought we played very well." For his part, Hibs manager, John Hughes, also felt his side had been the better team early in the game. He said: "It was a great start for us and for the first 20 minutes I felt they were doing everything I'd asked of them. Fundamentally, I felt we gave Rangers four goals. Some of the defending wasn't too great."