Kris Boyd slams Rangers players who 'let the club down' in Europa League defeat at Aris Limassol
Rangers lost to Cypriot First Division side Aris Limassol in the Europa League group stage; Michael Beale was sacked last weekend following defeat to Aberdeen; Interim manager Steven Davis; Watch St Mirren vs Rangers on Sunday live on Sky Sports; Kick-off 12pm
Football Expert
Thursday 5 October 2023 21:35, UK
Kris Boyd has slammed the Rangers players who «let the club down» in their Europa League defeat to Aris Limassol.
Four days after sacking manager Michael Beale following a 3-1 home loss to Aberdeen, the Gers delivered another rudderless display against the Cypriot First Division club.
Alex Moucketou-Moussounda powered a header past Jack Butland in only the ninth minute before Shavy Babicka gave the hosts a two-goal lead in the second half.
Abdallah Sima pulled one back but it wasn't enough to save interim manager Steven Davis from avoiding an embarrassing defeat which left Sky Sports' Boyd furious at his former club's performance.
«Rangers were deservedly beaten. There's a lot of work to do,» he said.
«The performance level was nowhere near what is required if you're going to be a Rangers player. Some really need to have a hard look at themselves.
Rangers could be as many as 10 points behind Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic by the time they visit St Mirren, live on Sky Sports, this Sunday.
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They were hammered by PSV Eindhoven in Champions League qualifying before losing in their first meeting of the season with Celtic — and Boyd believes the team has been in decline as a result of poor recruitment.
»It's a million miles away from where it was, you look at the team that got to the Europa League final,
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