Borna Barisic offers full Rangers apology as ashen-faced star tells fans 'this is unacceptable'

Shell-shocked Borna Barisic trudged out of Ibrox knowing there would be no sleep ahead. There could be no slumber when the memories of last night’s brutal savaging were still playing on repeat.

And now in the cold light of day, there’s only remorse and regret for company as the Rangers defender and his team-mates face up to the sheer scale of the hammering they endured at Liverpool’s merciless hands. The evening could not have got off to a better start as Scott Arfield became the first Ibrox hero in 12 years to score in the Champions League as he fired Gers in front.

But that dream opener soon made way for a nightmare second half as Jurgen Klopp’s rampant reds ran amok. On a bleak night for a team that just five months ago found itself just moments from Europa League glory, Gio van Bronckhorst’s outfit suffered the Light Blues’ heaviest defeat since Scott Symon’s crop of 1963 were smashed 6-0 by Real Madrid. "It’s hard to find the right words,” admitted a stunned Barisic before heading back for his car.

“We can talk about Liverpool has £800 million in players, that we are new in the Champions League and still learning. But this is just unacceptable, to lose seven at home. It’s unacceptable for the club, for the players and, most of all, for the fans.

"They applauded us after the game. But we did not deserve that. This will be a long night. I don’t know when I’m going to get to sleep. It hurts a lot.

“I know this is Liverpool, a big team. But we started so well in the first half. Did what we said we were going to do. Now it's hard to find the words. I can only apologise to our fans for the second half performance.

“What went wrong? You need to see the game again. But definitely their transition was one of the things