Rangers had foot on Celtic's throat at 55 but complacency set in and ruthless drive for success is missing - Kenny Miller

Michael Beale is right when he repeatedly talks about change being required at Rangers this summer.

But it can’t just mean players going in and out of Ibrox. No, after Sunday’s defeat to Celtic in the Viaplay Cup Final, it has to be more than that. What must happen is a shift in mindset – and that might just be the manager’s biggest challenge. It has been said before but there are definitely mentality issues within that squad. Nobody can doubt the ability of these players. We’ve seen it.

Rangers’ performances in Europe last season were outstanding against some of the best teams around. They showed a togetherness, a spirit – and quality – to overcome high-level opponents such as Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig. But in those games Rangers were the underdogs. And that’s the big difference. Domestically, almost every week, they’re overwhelming favourites. And last Sunday, quite rightly, Rangers supporters expected them to beat Celtic and win the first trophy of the season.

That’s the deal when you play for this club. Players have to thrive on it and perform to their best level when it matters, but what we saw at Hampden was nowhere near that.

It was a team yet again falling short in a cup competition, albeit against the strongest side in Scotland. Fashion Sakala got it wrong last week because Celtic are a better team than Rangers.

I want to stress the word TEAM. They’re more cohesive, more connected and every player is on the same page, off the ball they know exactly what their team-mates want.

Some Rangers players, individually, are better than some Celtic players but others aren’t. The disparity between the players isn’t massive, but the difference in them as teams? That’s far bigger, it then comes down to mentality.