Rangers 1-2 Motherwell: What the manager said

Philippe Clement was not for lambasting his Rangers players for the shock defeat at home to Motherwell.

“They gave everything,” he told BBC Scotland. “We missed efficiency today in both boxes.”

Clement said there were mistakes by “players who were doing well last week, being very solid, the best defence in the league”.

“On the other side, Motherwell made several good saves, blocks in front of goal – It was one of those days,” he said.

“We had a disappointing evening because luck was not on our side. We have to move on and hope the luck is on our side next time.”

Clement was also unhappy with the tackle from Dan Casey that forced Ross McCausland off in the first half.

The Motherwell defender avoided a booking for the challenge and went on to score the winning goal, of course.

“There was too much intensity in that tackle and he caught him,” Clement added. “We have had a few red cards with less intensity than that. These kinds of tackles are just too dangerous.

“It is up to referees to protect players.”