Rangers finished their Europa League showdown against Manchester United with several youngsters on the iconic Old Trafford pitch, including 18-year-old Findlay Curtis who was making his second first team appearance for the Ibrox club.
Curtis made his Rangers debut during the Scottish Cup win over Fraserburgh last weekend and followed that up by playing the last 30 minutes of the Light Blues' huge European away clash in Manchester.
He was joined by fellow Rangers academy graduate Bailey Rice, a half-time substitute who also didn't look out of place considering the English Premier League opposition.
And experienced striker Cyriel Dessers has provided them with a big compliment.
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Summarising the agonising 2-1 defeat, Dessers told Rangers TV: “It is difficult to take at the end, especially because of the rollercoaster of emotions at the end.
“At first you feel that you are going to walk away with a point from Old Trafford and then you let it slip and that hurts.
“I think we can be very proud of the performance, to come here, with a team with a few injuries before the game and then we picked up some more during the game."
He then went on to highlight the job the inexperienced Gers youngsters done.
The 30-year-old, who netted Rangers' equaliser, added: “Young guys had to come in and I think they did an unbelievable job, they put in a great shift in work ethic, courage, in playing forward.
“It is only their second or third game at this level and that is a big compliment.
“We thought we had got our reward against a very good team but then it hurts with the result at the end.”
“There are positives to take against a good opponent," he stated.
“In the first 70 minutes we didn’t give a lot of chances away and that is a big plus and that is something we need to take with us in the league.
“We are in a strong position in the group and our European adventure has been fantastic until now.
“We have had some great results and hopefully next week we can cap it off with a good result and look ahead to the next stage.”
