The Northern Ireland international enjoyed a successful loan spell at Ibrox last season and was keen to return to the club he supported as a boy, rather than stay and fight for his place at Fulham.

Davis admits to knowing next to nothing about the Clydesdale Bank Premier League before his arrival in January but was impressed by the standard of football during his six-month spell north of the border.

And he claims to have had no hesitation in swapping English football's top flight for life in the SPL after Rangers and Fulham finally agreed a fee following weeks of wrangling.

He said: "It's a massive club and, even compared to Premiership teams, Rangers are bigger than a lot of them so it wasn't really a hard choice for me.

"When I came here on loan last season, I didn't really know a lot about the other clubs.

"But, having played against them, I know there are no easy games in this league. That was proved last season with the games that we had.

"People looking in from the Premiership probably think it's a weaker league but it's definitely not easy."

The lack of European football on offer at Rangers this season proved to be a deal-breaker for Glenn Loovens, who opted for Champions League football with rivals Celtic instead.

Although naturally disappointed to miss out on continental outings this time around after playing such a big part in last year's UEFA Cup run, Davis was keen to take a different view of Rangers' plight.

"Coming here, you can take it positively or negatively - and I chose to take it as a positive," he said.

"Hopefully it will drive the boys on to go one step better than last year and win the title and get back into Europe next season.

"That's the ultimate aim this season and we have to be fully focused on that.

"The boys have got off to a good start so far. We have a couple of tough games coming up but we are looking to continue that run of results.

"There is a good squad here, possibly stronger than last year, and the competition for places can only stand the club in good stead."

Davis is one of four midfielders to check in at Ibrox over the last week and, although expected to go straight into the squad for tomorrow's trip to Aberdeen, insists his place in the team is by no means guaranteed.

"There is good competition for places and the manager has signed a number of midfielders now to add to the players who were already here," he said.

"No-one has the God-given right to start every game. You have to perform and my aim is to give 100% every time I put on the jersey and hopefully I can stay in the team."

Davis is now keen to make amends for the visit to Pittodrie which spelled the end of Rangers' title hopes on the last day of last season.

"It was a major disappointment to lose there on the final day of the season," he said.

"There is a good rivalry between the clubs and it's a tough place to go, we know that from last year, but hopefully we can go there and get a better result than we did at the end of last season."