Gerrard: My belief in players has not changed

Rangers manager Steven Gerrard insists his belief in his players has not changed despite his frustration over their Hampden defeat.

Gerrard warned after Sunday’s 1-0 Betfred Cup semi-final loss to Aberdeen that his players must improve their quality in the final third or he would find replacements.

The squad have their first chance to show a reaction when they host Kilmarnock tonight and Gerrard has strikers Alfredo Morelos and Kyle Lafferty available again.

The Ibrox boss has told his players to go out and make it up to the supporters.

“The players look ready and raring to go,” the former Liverpool captain said.

“We have analysed it and spoken to individual players and spoke to the team collectively but there’s nothing we can do to change the result. It was a disappointment but good teams and good players react in the right way and try to get back to winning ways.

“And we’ve got a good group of lads in there, we’ve got a good team spirit.

“The lads are not happy with the result at the weekend and they want to go and make the supporters happy again, and the only way to do that is to go and win this game.”

Kilmarnock, managed by Gerrard’s former Liverpool colleague Steve Clarke, travel to Ibrox three points and three places ahead of Rangers.

The Rugby Park side’s winger Jordan Jones returns from a two-match ban for the trip to Ibrox.

Boss Steve Clarke revealed he had one unnamed player from Saturday’s 1-1 draw against Hamilton who is a doubt.

Defender Kirk Broadfoot is also a doubt with an ongoing back issue.

Alfredo Morelos.