Cyriel Dessers has expressed disappointment with Rangers’ 2-1 loss to Manchester United, reports Completesports.com.
Dessers scored a late equaliser for Phillipe Clement’s side only for Bruno Fernandes to fire home the winning goal for the hosts.
The Nigeria international admitted that the players were sad not to come away with at least point.
“It is difficult to take at the end, especially because of the rollercoaster of emotions at the end,” Dessers told the club’s official website.
“At first you feel that you are going to walk away with a point from Old Trafford and then you let it slip and that hurts.
“I think we can be very proud of the performance, to come here, with a team with a few injuries before the game and then we picked up some more during the game.
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“Young guys had to come in and I think they did an unbelievable job, they put in a great shift in work ethic, courage, in playing forward.
“It is only their second or third game at this level and that is a big compliment.
“We thought we had got our reward against a very good team but then it hurts with the result at the end.”
Rangers are still in a strong position ahead of the final group stage game against Belgian side Union Saint-Gillloise at Ibrox next Thursday night.
Dessers hopes they can get the job done to book at least a playoff spot, but he says the squad can take positives from the display at Old Trafford.
“There are positives to take against a good opponent,” he added.
“In the first 70 minutes we didn’t give a lot of chances away and that is a big plus and that is something we need to take with us in the league.
“We are in a strong position in the group and our European adventure has been fantastic until now.
“We have had some great results and hopefully next week we can cap it off with a good result and look ahead to the next stage.”
By Adeboye Amosu
