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Rangers suffer shock defeat at Kilmarnock

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Rangers suffered a shock 1-0 defeat against Kilmarnock as Marley Watkins’ late strike rocked the Scottish title chasers at Rugby Park on Sunday.After leaders Celtic and second placed Aberdeen shared a 2-2 draw on Sunday, Rangers had a chance to close the gap on their title rivals.But Philippe Clement’s side failed miserably in their bid to take advantage.Rangers fans held up protest banners in the second half, one of which called for the “mismanagement” of the club to stop.Killie struck in the 87th minute when Watkins earned his side a first home win of the season, leaving Rangers six points behind Celtic and Aberdeen.“I was not pleased with that game in the first half.

The second half was much better, but then you get this goal against,” Clement said.“In the end, if you win this game, which was possible in the second half, and you scored the goal, you can have a totally different feeling.”Asked about the fans’ unhappiness, the Belgian said: “It’s normal that they’re unhappy.

There’s not one person on the staff or one player who was happy after this game.“I think the anger has to do with a lot of things.

So I will be focused on the sporting side to get the best out of this squad.” READ ALSO: Celtic rout Rangers 3-0 in Old Firm derby Rangers will look to get back on track in their Europa League game against Romanian side FCSB at Ibrox on Thursday.There were fears that Storm Ashley could have an effect on the noon kick-off in Ayrshire, but it was Rangers who were blown away.Rangers left-back Jefte’s header back to Jack Butland in the fourth minute was short and allowed Kyle Vassell to get in front of Robin Propper to toe poke the ball back to Watkins, whose shot was blocked by John Souttar.The visitors were struggling to

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