James Tavernier insists Rangers mentality cannot be questioned and claims Celtic slip up didn't alter thinking

James Tavernier has blasted back at suggestions Rangers ' mentality against Motherwell was weak after they blew a golden chance to reduce Celtic's lead at the top of the table.

The Ibrox captain is adamant that his side remains in the thick of the fight, just three points behind with 10 games to go, despite winning only three of their last eight league games.

"I don’t think you can question the mentality of the side," Tavernier said. "If you look at the two games against Dortmund there is no questioning the mentality of the side.

"There are only three points in it. We are right there. Obviously, we are disappointed in some of the games dropping points but performances have been good and we just need to improve on small areas and results will come."

The 2-2 draw with Motherwell on Sunday, after being 2-0 up at the break, frustrated fans and players alike after Celtic had spilled two points against Hibs earlier in the day but Tavernier claimed that Rangers shouldn't be focusing on results from the team across the city.

Get all the latest Rangers news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing up to our newsletter.

We cover every morsel of information regarding your favourite club in the form of articles, videos and podcasts.

The newsletter will arrive every day at 12pm, giving you a round up of the best stories we've covered that in the last 24 hours.

To sign up, simply enter your email address into the link here.

And if you aren't already, make sure you join the conversation over on our Rangers Facebook group and Record Sport Instagram.

He added: "Regardless of what they do, we concentrate on ourselves.

"We always want to get three points both home and away. It’s just disappointing we are 2-0 up and