Ibrox outfit Glasgow Rangers are six points behind Aberdeen and 30 behind Old Firm rivals Celtic.
Rangers interim manager Graeme Murty has suggested to The Times that the Gers can still finish second in the Scottish Premiership table this season.
Murty made the comments following Rangers’ 2-1 defeat to Dundee away from home at Dens Park in the league on Sunday afternoon.
The loss means that the Glasgow giants are now third in the standings with 43 points from 25 matches.
Rangers are as many as six points behind second-placed Aberdeen and 30 behind leaders and Old Firm rivals Celtic.
The Ibrox outfit, who got automatic promotion from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2015-16 season, could even fall further behind, as Heart of Midlothian in fourth place are only five points behind them.
Rangers interim manager Murty, though, believes that the team can still claim the runners-up spot.
“There’s a long way to go,” Murty told The Times when asked about Rangers finishing second. “If we apply ourselves and hit maximum heights anything can happen.
“Right now I’m just thinking of this game. The far-reaching bits of the league and who’ll finish where? I’m not concerned with that.”
Rangers will return to action on Friday evening when they take on Inverness Caledonian Thistle away from home at the Tulloch Caledonian Stadium in the Scottish Premiership.
The Gers will be determined to pick up all three points from the encounter.
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