Martin names the only Rangers player who was 'fantastic' vs Motherwell

Russell Martin. <i>(Image: PA)</i>
Russell Martin. (Image: PA)
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Russell Martin has named the sole Rangers player who was 'fantastic' in their 1-1 draw with Motherwell on Saturday night. 

Although captain James Tavernier opened the scoring for the visitors to Fir Park within the opening 14 minutes, Jens Berthel Askou's men dominated the second 45 and got their leveller late on, thanks to Emmanuel Longelo.

Speaking after the game, boss Martin publicly criticised his players, outlining that there is a mentality issue at Rangers and some players aren't willing to run and do the hard graft when things get tough. 


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In his post-match press conference, though, Martin did single out a few players for their positive showings.

Indeed, he dubbed Lyall Cameron's display off the bench 'fantastic', as he praised central defensive duo John Souttar and Nasser Djiga, as well as goalkeeper Jack Butland

He said: "Lyall Cameron came on, was fantastic. [He] just ran, just played his position, did everything that we worked on in training, was great. 

"John [Souttar] and Nasser [Djiga], Jack [Butland] did great. So there's a few really, really good performances, but not enough."

Rangers now turn their attention back to the European scene, with the first leg of a third-round Champions League qualifier on the horizon against Viktoria Plzen on Tuesday night. 

Should they get the better of the Czech side, the Ibrox club could face the winners of the tie between Benfica and Nice or whoever emerges victorious out of Red Bull Salzburg and Club Brugge in the play-offs.

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