Edinburgh Rugby boss Alan Solomons says it is time to stop comparing his team with Glasgow Warriors and let them be judged on their own merits.

Edinburgh have gathered a reputation as a conservative side, leaning on their pack to grind out wins while their siblings in the west are known for an expansive style, with explosive back line play carrying them to end of season play-offs and a maiden Pro 12 title.

Solomons and his coaching team have made the attack a focus of their preparations for season 2016/17 but the South African believes it is unfair to be holding up the standard of rugby at Murrayfield against Gregor Townsend's successful Warriors.

Last week's 20-9 victory over Scarlets was achieved in wet, blustery conditions and Solomons was pleased that his team found a way to win when flamboyant rugby was not achievable.

He told STV: "Professional sport is about how best to win the game, and you have to take into consideration what you have at your disposal in terms of personnel, what the opposition has, and the weather conditions are critical.

"When I look back to last week's game the difference between the two teams was that we played the conditions better.

"It was a very important four points for us."

On having to live with comparisons with Scotland's only other professional team, Solomons sought to draw a line between the styles and personnel at either end of the M8.

He said: "We are not Glasgow Warriors.

"Warriors can virtually field a whole 23 with international experience and they fundamentally have the whole Scotland back line - including the two big X-factor players of Scottish rugby in Stuart Hogg and Tommy Seymour.

"And even though Finn Russell is out, Peter Horne is the next man up.

"Apart from Sam Johnson, that is a test back line.

"It is very different to us; our representation for Scotland is a front row and John Hardie really.

"So we are a very different team.

"We have worked hard over the past two seasons to bring up our attack so that we have a balanced side.

"Last season we made some progress on that, we have continued to progress and I believe that we do have that balance now.

"That was evident in our pre-season games against Sale and Newcastle, which were played under better weather conditions [than the Pro 12 games against Cardiff and Scarlets].

"I thought our defence was much better on Friday but we now must lift it to another level.

"I have belief in our attacking ability and when we get the opportunity we will show what we can do.

"But in saying that, you still cannot compare us with anybody else."

Solomons bled a number of young backs into his side last year, with Damien Hoyland topping the try scoring charts and breaking into the Scotland national team, while teenager Blair Kinghorn impressed at full back.

This season new additions at centre and in the back three have given Edinburgh a fresh complexion, but there is one area of the field he believes will make the biggest impact in making his team more attractive to watch.

Solomons said: "In the past we haven't had a regular fly half like Duncy Weir and Jason Tovey.

"Phil Burleigh and Greig Tonks did a good job but they were really only filling in.

"Having Weir and Tovey lets us play Burleigh or Junior [Rasolea] at 12 where they are good distributors, and that is going to aid our attack."