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Chris Doyle

Steven Gerrard makes Rangers 'one in nine' trophy vow as he reacts to Scottish Cup exit

Gutted Steven Gerrard has vowed to improve his 'one out of nine' trophy record as Rangers crashed out of the Scottish Cup to St Johnstone.

The Ibrox side were sent tumbling out of the competition as the Perth side claimed a dramatic victory on penalties.

James Tavernier looked to have sealed a late victory for Rangers in extra time, before Zander Clark came up for a Saints corner at the death as Chris Kane directed his header past Allan McGregor to send the game to penalties with almost the last kick of the ball.

Ali McCann would net the decisive spot-kick as St Johnstone won 4-2 in the shootout, while Clark denied Tavernier and Roofe.

Rangers' hopes of a Double are up in smoke and it's another instance where they have come up short in the cup after St Mirren knocked them out of the Betfred Cup earlier in the season.

It's one piece of silverware out of nine for Gerrard since arriving at the club and he insists it's 'not good enough'.

He said: "Listen, we won't shy away from the importance of the game.

"It became a priority as soon as the league was done and we were out of Europe.

"We'll take responsibility for that. The reality is, we need to be better in cup competitions.

"We're getting to this stage too many times and getting stung. For example, St Mirren in the League Cup.

"In the final moments of games, four days ago we haven't managed the game well enough as a team and we paid for that, two points were taken away.

"That's a challenge for me, to improve in cup competitions and get a group that's capable of being better to give our fans what they deserve which is more trophies - not just one out of nine. That’s not good enough here.”

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