Borna Barisic quizzed over Rangers fan frustration as he confesses 'nerves' got in the way against Aris

Borna Barisic insists it’s time for Rangers to keep calm and carry on in the wake of Thursday’s fresh outburst of fan frustration.

For the first time since new boss Philippe Clement’s appointment, the Ibrox side felt the wrath of the Light Blues legions as they were booed off after a dismal 1-1 draw with Aris Limassol. While the result secured a Conference League parachute, it leaves Gers’ continued participation in the Europa League in major doubt. The only way Clement’s team can guarantee a place in the knock-out stages of Uefa’s second-tier tournament will be to record a second win over La Liga big guns Real Betis when they travel to Seville in two weeks’ time.

That’s a daunting prospect but Barisic hopes calmer heads will prevail among the Ibrox squad. “Listen, I’ve been here almost six years - I’m used to this,” said the Croatia star as he was quizzed on the reaction of the disgruntled punters. “I agree that we’ve been a little bit nervous in some moments and maybe didn’t make the right passes.

“We need to analyse and be calm - or more calm in this situation - and make some better passes, especially in the final third and then punish the opponent. Then it will be much easier for us to play if we can score one or two goals earlier.

“We didn’t do that on Thursday night. There was some good play. I think we’ve played some good teams (in this group) and I think we need to stay positive and move forward.”

A win over Limassol was all Rangers needed to secure safe passage out of Group C. But the top seeds are now sweating having spilled five points to the Mediterranean minnows, who also stunned them with a huge upset win in Cyprus at the start of October.

Barisic said: “As you can see now, everything is open. We’ve secured