Giovanni van Bronckhorst has urged his reeling Rangers players to "fight even more" as he looks for a response following back-to-back 4-0 defeats. He has appealed to his shellshocked squad to lift themselves for the second time in less than a week following their calamitous defeat by Ajax in Amsterdam.
The Light Blues' first Champions League group game in 12 years ended painfully at the Johan Cruyff Arena, where the visitors found themselves three goals down at the interval, as they had against Celtic last Saturday.
The Hoops added another goal at Parkhead after the break and Ajax repeated that feat to leave Van Bronckhorst stunned again. Rangers, already five points behind Celtic at the top of the cinch Premiership after only six fixtures, face Aberdeen at Pittodrie on Saturday and the Ibrox boss urged his players to quickly regain form. He said: "To have to two defeats by Celtic and Ajax, 4-0 twice, is a heavy loss.