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Michael Beale went on the defensive after his Rangers side were booed at the end of their 1-0 defeat by Old Firm rivals Celtic at Ibrox.<\/p>\n
The Light Blues controversially had a Kemar Roofe goal ruled out in the first half after a VAR check saw referee Don Robertson award a foul to Celtic for Cyriel Dessers\u2019 challenge on defender Gustaf Lagerbielke in the build-up.<\/p>\n
Kyogo Furuhashi\u2019s late first-half strike proved to be a winner and took the Hoops four points clear of Rangers after four cinch Premiership games going into the international break.<\/p>\n
Home supporters vented their frustration at manager Beale and the players at the final whistle.<\/p>\n
Beale said: \u201cI am speaking after a defeat. I don\u2019t think everything at Rangers is broken and everything at Celtic is rosy after today\u2019s game.<\/p>\n
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\u201cTwo teams played today, we made a huge mistake for a goal. We had chances to score and win that game and we didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to dust ourselves down. We have two weeks now to work on the training pitch, it\u2019s a good period for us barring the internationals who are away.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd then we have to come back. I think we have five games in 15 days when we come back, so it\u2019s a chance for us in that moment to show improvement.<\/p>\n
\u201cI understand the frustration with the fans. It is with the shirt. It is not just at Rangers, it is anywhere.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a derby, a game where there is a lot of emotion involved and the fans expect their team to get a result and we didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s par for the course. In terms of pressure, you are always under pressure in this job.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou are only ever a couple of results not going your way to feel that. The most pressure is the one we put on ourselves and we have fallen short of that today because I expected and wanted us to get a result.<\/p>\n
\u201cOver the course of the 90 minutes I think the result is harsh on us but in terms of these games, they are only about the result.\u201d<\/p>\n
Beale was unhappy about Roofe\u2019s goal being ruled out but equally unhappy about the goal his side conceded, when Furuhashi ran on to a Matt O\u2019Riley header and rifled past goalkeeper Jack Butland.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cThe VAR decision I\u2019m not sure about, I think Cyriel puts his foot down and the boy kicks him. I think he is a lucky boy.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am disappointed that goes against us. Having said that, there is a lot of football to be played afterwards.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a really poor goal, a goal that you cannot concede. It\u2019s an isolated moment, we almost concede the goal ourselves.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a good finish from the lad but we shouldn\u2019t concede a goal like that. In the second half we pushed, we chased the game, we had big moments to score.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe could have created more but we certainly had big moments to score and we didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a bitterly disappointing day, it\u2019s not the result that anyone wanted. Obviously at this stage of the season it\u2019s not where we want to be in terms of points difference either.\u201d<\/p>\n