Goldson says Gers won’t fracture after late defeat

Rangers centre-back Connor Goldson said Rangers remain united as he refused to blame individuals for Thursday’s stoppage-time defeat against Young Boys.

Steven Gerrard’s visitors had looked on course to go top of Europa League Group G after Alfredo Morelos put them ahead with a well-taken goal on the brink of half-time.

Young Boys equalised early in the second half but Gers were unlucky not to go back in front as they were denied what appeared to be a certain penalty when Morelos was brought down in the box, while home goalkeeper David Von Ballmoos pulled off a spectacular save to keep out the Colombian’s 90th-minute effort.

The hosts snatched all three points deep into stoppage time as Christian Fassnacht made the most of a defensive error to send Rangers home emptyhanded.

Light Blues captain James Tavernier was at fault for both goals but Goldson insisted mistakes happen and vowed to stick together as a team.

“We’re a team and we stay as a team, we stay together,” said Goldson. “There are going to be people who make mistakes over the season.

“Whether that’s a striker missing chances or whether that’s a defender making a mistake that costs a goal.

“But we were unlucky. In the 90th minute or something, that’s a hell of a save and then they go down the other end and we concede a sloppy goal.

“We had the opportunity to get in a great place in the group and we haven’t managed to take it.

“I think at this level you’ve got to take those opportunities, being 1-0 up at halftime and having some of the chances that we did have on the counter-attack.

“I thought we limited them even though they had a lot of the ball in the second half.”

Rangers return to Ladbrokes Premiership action tomorrow when they take on Hamilton at Ibrox.