By JOHN MCGARRY

Published: 19:29, 2 November 2025 | Updated: 19:34, 2 November 2025

Danny Rohl felt his Rangers side took a significant step forward despite being knocked out of the Premier Sports Cup by Celtic.

A man and a goal down at half time following Thelo Aasgaard’s sending off, the Ibrox men rolled up their sleeves and deservedly forced extra-time through James Tavernier’s penalty.

And although Rangers were ultimately undone by two further Celtic goals, the German felt there were significant positives to take in defeat.

‘Consistency is the next step,’ said the head coach. ‘The last two results went in our direction but today after 3-1 everything isn’t nice.

‘But I saw us do a lot of things right. After 90 minutes, I really felt we could win this game even with 10 men. Our supporters were there for us and created a great atmosphere.

‘I’ve said there will be a few setbacks on our journey. This wasn’t a nice defeat, but even today I saw a huge step forward from a team who didn’t care if they had 11...