Ibrox side Glasgow Rangers fell to a 4-1 defeat against Hearts last night.
Glasgow Rangers boss Mark Warburton has told the Daily Record that he took Emerson Hyndman off against Hearts, as he was tired.
Hyndman started for Rangers against Motherwell last weekend, and he hit the back of the net.
The 20-year-old also scored Rangers’ only goal against Hearts last night, but was replaced on the hour mark, with Warburton’s side 3-1 down.
Warburton was booed by the travelling Rangers supporters for taking the Bournemouth loanee off.
However, the Ibrox side’s manager has defended himself for subbing off the American.
“He is 20 years old, hasn’t played many 90 minutes and on Saturday he played an outstanding 90 minutes,” Warburton said. “He is a young, precocious talent and Saturday took a lot out of him.
“The pitch out there is so heavy. We have got a responsibility to Rangers obviously, but to the parent club as well. We have got to look after their asset. To play 90 minutes on Saturday and then four or five days later on a heavy pitch, that was the right thing to do to get energy into the team.”
Hyndman was replaced by Josh Windass, but the change did not have the desired impact for Rangers.
The Light Blues ended up slipping to a 4-1 defeat at Tynecastle, which has led to heavy criticism.
Rangers have remained in second place in the Scottish Premiership table, but Aberdeen could move ahead of them if they win their game in hand.
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