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James Tavernier blasted his Rangers team-mates as embarrassing and insists they all need to show more hunger.

The Ibrox skipper looked close to tears as he discussed his side's defeat to Kilmarnock and he wasn't holding back as he judged the overall showing.

And while Rangers have struggled in front of goal in 2020, the right back has been left raging with the defending as they continue to concede poor goals.

Steven Gerrard's men have conceded four in the last seven days and Tavernier admits it is a concerning time for all involved with the club.

He told RangersTV: "I'm embarrassed with the performance we put in the second half. It's happened a few times now where the other team are starting to get the upper hand and the crowd is getting behind them and we're just not dealing with it. It's worrying.

"I've been with this team long enough to know we've been in situations and we've handled it but not tonight and it's very disappointing to let all the fans see that tonight.

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"We're trying to go all the way to the end and compete for this title but tonight we didn't see the hunger enough to see off the game.

"We've been conceding bad goals, it's as simple as that. We know we're going to create chances. We missed opportunities tonight but at the end of the day, us as a team need to keep the ball out of the back of the net.

"You look at the goals tonight and it's rare that we even get opportunities like that in our games so it's disappointing to see."

Rangers had an excellent first half of the season and when they beat Celtic on December 29, many felt they would kick on and put up a real title challenge.

But they are already 10 points behind their rivals - with a game in hand - and the race looks over.

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And when asked if it was more frustrating because of how good they had been before Christmas, Tavernier added: "You've got to carry that on. It's two seasons in a row where we've had a slow start after the break. I don't know what it is coming down to but we've had slow starts.

"If you want to compete for a title then you can't afford that. You make it harder for yourselves and we're currently doing that.

"We've got to keep fighting until the end and it's just disappointing because the fans show up every single game.

"Wherever it is, wherever in the country it is, they show up in their numbers and they're right behind us but we can't go out and deliver a performance like that and for that to be acceptable. It's not good enough."