Kenny Dalglish tells Rangers board to believe in Beale despite Celtic pain and warns against 'knee jerk' solutions

Sir Kenny Dalglish says now is not the time for Rangers panic - as the board are told to believe in Michael Beale's process.

The fans made their voices heard during Saturday's 3-1 win over Kilmarnock by telling the club's hierarchy that they took their eyes off the ball after title 55 two seasons ago. They trail Celtic by six points in the Premiership ahead of the Hoops' match with St Mirren and were beaten 2-1 by their rivals in last Sunday's League Cup final.

Scotland icon Dalglish gets the pain surrounding the loss and the anger that has come with it, but insists it's a time to band together and focus on supporting a boss who has won all but one league game - a draw with Celtic - since arriving in December to replace Giovanni van Bronckhorst. He wrote in his Sunday Post column: "Everything Michael Beale did and said during and after last Sunday’s League Cup Final has been dissected and debated.

"I watched the game, and believe Celtic deserved to retain the trophy. They were the better team. The Rangers manager has been criticised in the wake of his side’s 2-1 defeat to Ange Postecoglou’s men at Hampden.

"Principally, it was the manner in which the Light Blues lost that has led to questions being asked of Michael. Some wanted to see Rangers being more aggressive and more creative, the fans, and some former players, also wanted to see him make changes at half-time.

"Since he succeeded Giovanni van Bronckhorst, the early signs had been promising, and it was his first defeat since he took the job. Things can still work out very well for Michael in the coming 18 months but there is now pressure on him to deliver the Scottish Cup.

"Whether he does or doesn’t win the silverware, he will still need to make a few changes in