– and then bring that sort of form home

“I don’t blame them. I’d be the same if I wasn’t a player. “Rapid Vienna at home was an incredible atmosphere, probably the best I’ll ever play in. You’ve just got to bottle that up and think: ‘I want that again’, and aim for that.”

The 21-year-old has an explanation for the difference between European and domestic form.

He went on: “In Scotland we face a lot of teams who sit behind the ball, and give us a lot of respect.

“In Europe, we are viewed as underdogs and they come for us. We can then play through the press.

“The manager fields a team tailor-made for the opposition.

“It shouldn’t matter who we are playing. If we get the formula right, we should be blowing teams away as that is what we are capable of.

“I believe 100% that we can go to Moscow and get a result. “I think we should have won the game at Ibrox. We had good chances to score late on.

“It is not really falling for us at the moment.

“But the lads have really bought into the Europa League campaign and it’s totally different to playing your domestic football.

“I think if we can keep producing in Europe, it will rub off in the league.” Meanwhile Gary Mcalister is sure Steven Gerrard will go from strength to strength in the dugout because he’s been managing on the pitch for many years.

The Ibrox assistant boss played alongside Gerrard when they were challenging for honours at Liverpool.

Mcalister isn’t predicting the Ibrox men can emulate Liverpool’s 2001 UEFA Cup triumph over Alaves, but he does feel manager Steven Gerrard is using his experience of past campaigns in Europe.

He said: “That’s why Steven’s transition into management has nearly been seamless. “He’s managed games his whole life on the park, and that’s a big advantage.

“You’re actually managing from the frontline, and then to come to the side, he’s actually reliving loads of experiences. “Europe has been a momentum maker. And when clubs like this gather that, anything can happen.

“We’ve just experienced a couple of murmurs domestically, but the European run has been very exciting and I’ve really enjoyed watching some of the games, the players have been excellent.”

Mcalister expects Rangers will be facing a more adventurous Spartak Moscow on Thursday.

The 53-year-old said: “It would be dangerous to go there and play for a point.

“I think we’ll be looking to try and create something.

“Spartak have got to try and come and win the game, so we have to look to exploit that.”