Steven Gerrard fires Rangers warning as he demands misfiring stars ‘wake up’

Rangers boss Steven Gerrard insists he’s confident his side can get back on form – but warned his underperforming stars they need to ‘wake up’.

The Ibrox crowd were noticeably frustrated with the first half showing and boos rang around the stadium as the players trundled down the tunnel at the break.

It was a much betters showing in the second half as they went on to win 1-0 thanks to Alfredo Morelos’ second half strike but it was a concerning performance.

It comes off the back of already worrying performances against Malmo and Dundee United and the likes of Ryan Kent and John Lundstram are really struggling to find their feet this season.

Kent was hooked at the break for Scott Wright while Lundstram was sent off for two similar and silly yellow cards in the first half.

And Gerrard insists it’s time the Rangers players stepped up and performed the way they should as he demanded an improvement.

He said: “I’ve got confidence and belief we can get going and restart and show we can get back to the form we need – but we need to wake up now.

“We’re in competitions and we’re at a club where you can’t afford to be where we are right now.

“We need to find our level and we need to wake up right now.

“We should have made this game so much more comfortable than we have. We’ve only got ourselves to blame.

“It was way beyond tactics in the first half. Before you kick a ball or worry about tactics, you’ve got to show fight, desire and heart.

“You’ve got to be committed. You’ve got to run through walls. You’ve got to show these fans here that you’re prepared to be all in.

“The first half performance was so far away from where I wanted it to be”.