Rangers boss Walter Smith has declared he's staying after clinching the SPL title. Goals from Kyle Lafferty, Pedro Mendes and Kris Boyd secured the win against Dundee United which sealed the championship after three years of dominance from Celtic.

The triumph also guarantees Rangers entry to the group stages of the Champions League after they fell at the first hurdle in qualifying at the start of this term.

Asked whether he felt he still had unfinished business at Ibrox, Smith replied: "I never said I didn't. This is what everyone else keeps asking me.

"I think when you get to my age, other people look at you retiring.

"Obviously, I would much rather face the Champions League than qualification for the Champions League.

"I plan to go on holiday and then come back and face the Champions League."

Rangers surrendered the title to Celtic on the final day last season - when Gordon Strachan's men also ironically triumphed at Tannadice - and Smith knows the bottle of his players was questioned back then.

But, having fought back from seven points behind and come through a number of off-field problems, Smith insists no-one can question the character of Rangers this time around.

He said: "It was a very important win for everyone at the club and I was delighted with the manner in which we won it.

"I'm really happy for everyone at the club to have the championship.

"Despite everybody else's assessment of Rangers, we have had some really good performances over the season and that was one of them. It came on a day that we needed it.

"A lot of people said last season that Rangers lost their bottle a wee bit in the latter stages, which I didn't think was the case.

"But the lads have shown in recent weeks they have what it takes to win a championship and I'm delighted we have."