Wednesday 27 April 2016 08:29, UK
Mark Warburton says Rangers will "get it right" in the 24 days leading up to the Scottish Cup final after going three games without a win following a 1-0 defeat at Livingston.
Warburton's side had lost at Hibernian and drawn at home to relegated Alloa following their Scottish Cup semi-final win over Celtic, meaning they have now taken one point from a possible nine.
Former Gers defender Craig Halkett scored the only goal of the game in the final minute of the first half on Tuesday night, as ninth-placed Livi held out for three points ahead of their relegation play-off.
Warburton's men conclude their league campaign with a trip to St Mirren on Sunday before preparing for the cup final against Hibs on May 21.
The Gers manager dismissed the notion that it is difficult for his side to keep momentum - saying it is "too easy to say that" - but knows they will have to get it back for the return to Hampden.
"You can say after the Celtic game against Hibernian, you can say it was the draining nature of the game at Hampden but that was not really us," he said. "But, no excuses. We started brightly but for the vast majority of the game we were way below.
"We all have to look at ourselves, because that was not Rangers. We have 24 days to get it right, which we will do.
"But, no excuses, I am not going to sit here and defend that, we didn't deserve to get anything out of the game. Pressure is fighting relegation, fighting for your contract, you might get a pay-cut as a player, pressure is going out of business.
"That is not pressure. Everyone is tired, we all have had long seasons, do you feel more tired when winning the league or more tired when fighting relegation?
"We are one department and as one department, we were not good enough tonight. The positive is, we learn from that."
Livi boss David Hopkin praised what he described as "probably the youngest ever Livi team" and will "fight tooth and nail" to keep 16-year-old Matthew Knox, who made his first start and is reportedly interesting Rangers and Manchester United.
"There are a lot of clubs interested in him," Hopkin said. "I have spoken to the board and my preference is to keep him here for another two years.
"He has only turned 16 and he is playing against Rangers and doesn't look out of place. For a young boy to play for 75 minutes at that level I thought [was] great.
"I think the board are going to back me and hopefully down the road when he is ready to go he will go, but he will go a better player because he has so much talent it is frightening."
