Steven Gerrard has urged his Rangers players to own their mistakes after their limp 1-0 defeat to Livingston.

It's now four away games without a victory in the Premiership and the Ibrox boss wants his stars to find a response after a "sore one" at the Tony Macaroni Arena.

Gerrard is keen for his players to dust themselves down ahead of their crucial Europa League clash with Rapid Vienna on Thursday.

Dolly Menga's goal was the difference between the teams and that leaves Rangers languishing in sixth place in the Premiership table - eight points behind leaders Hearts.

Menga celebrates his winner
Rangers face Rapid Vienna in the Europa League on Friday

The Liverpool icon reckons a punch in the mouth isn't always the worst thing and hopes his side can become stronger after the setback.

He told Rangers TV : “I think when you are flying and things are good and individuals, and as a team, get a lot of credit and praise, sometimes a lot of small things get hidden amongst that. But I think, after a defeat away from home, a sore one, you analyse it a little bit more and analyse individuals that little bit more.

“And some things smack you in the face that little bit more obvious. There is a saying in football that you learn more through defeat and I can definitely understand that.

“It will improve me because I made a few mistakes within that game on Sunday as well. The first thing I always do is analyse myself and my staff.

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“What did we do? Did we do anything wrong? Could we have done anything better?

“And you hope that your players go and do that themselves individually because, as a player, the first thing you do, if you are a proper player, you reflect and you analyse and if you have made mistakes within it you try and not go back there and you try and improve.

“You hope that happens naturally but it is my job and my responsibility to show the players where we can improve as a group and maybe speak to individuals as well.

“That’s already in motion.”