Murty: It is time to silence the critics
GRAEME MURTY has urged his Rangers players to silence the critics and ensure the Old Firm derby setback does not derail their recent improvement.
The Ibrox club went into Sunday’s clash against Celtic in confident mood and in search of their seventh victory in a row.
But they missed the chance to cut the deficit at the top of the Premiership to three points, falling to a 3-2 home defeat despite Brendan Rodgers’ side being reduced to 10 men just before the hour.
With Celtic now nine points clear with a game in hand any hopes Rangers had of sparking a genuine title race have vanished.
But the Ibrox side still have to see off the challenge of Aberdeen and Hibs for second place and have a Scottish Cup semi-final against Celtic to look forward to on April 15.
And Murty aims to make sure his players show resilience after Sunday’s bitter blow.
He told Rangers TV: “I said to the players that every man and his dog will be telling us everything we did wrong and that all the players aren’t good enough. Loads and loads of stuff will be coming from the outside in.
“We have to be strong and make sure we go on another run again and prove those people wrong.
“But more than that we have to show that what we have built so far this season can’t be undone by one negative result.”