• Losing control and the key moments that didn't go their way
  • Assessing the Kyogo goal and his role in the defeat
  • Picking up the squad to recover from Old Firm frustration

Jack Butland spoke to the media after Rangers lost 3-0 to Celtic on Sunday. Here is everything the keeper had to say as Philippe Clement's side come to terms with another damaging derby display.

How disappointing was that result?

We’re hugely disappointed. There a lot of things that we work on from previous games that we felt that we didn't have enough control over the game, control over the ball and found ourselves defending way too much. We showed early signs in the game, really positive signs of that, of being a bit braver on the ball, trying to control some of the game ourselves and not feel like we were under the cosh. They obviously do that well here, trying to put you under pressure early.

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And we created some chances out of that early on. We didn’t take them and we defended a couple of situations poorly and then you find yourself facing an uphill battle. That's the reality of what we need to do better in these games. We've given away too many opportunities that we can avoid. And that's something we need to be better at going forward.

Is a concern that the same goals are being conceded against Celtic?

It's a concern if you keep doing it. We’ve got lots of new players in, some new faces, different people that we need to get up to speed. But all of us as a collective, we need to address and defend these moments better because it then becomes difficult to get a foothold back in the game once you've done that. So while there was positive stuff early, we've given away some opportunities and conceded goals, and then it's a tough day.

How do you keeping picking yourself back up?

It's not difficult to pick yourself up. It hurts. It's not what we want. It's not what we believe our club's about. But you have the beauty of being able to hopefully go back to Ibrox again soon, being back with the fans, and hopefully kicking on and putting this behind us. We’ve got some great fixtures, some great European ties to look forward to. The league is still our main focus, so we've got some work to do. While there was good signs on Sunday, we need to be better. And that's why I'm here. I'm here to try to help that. 

Will being back at Ibrox help?

It’s huge, I think in general, just for the club. I think the fans are desperate for it. We're desperate for it. But it's no excuse. It's something that we have to deal with. We have dealt with it fairly well, I think. We appreciate the fact that the fans have made differences and changes to their weekends to come and support us. Hopefully we're back in Ibrox soon. But that's by the by. We're disappointed about Sunday. I hope that we've shown some things that the fans can be hopeful from. But we need to be better because we don't want these results anymore. 

How much do you analyse your own performance?

Always, always. I'm pleased with my performance. You never enjoy conceding goals. You always look back at everything. I looked at my position on the second one. I think I'm in a position which is suitable for where we were at in the game, being in possession of the ball. In giving the ball away, I'm trying to get back to my optimal position where I want to be in that moment. And perhaps a little bit I didn't quite get back to where I wanted to get to, ideally.

I analyse things. I look at things. Am I happy with everything else I did? Am I happy with how I supported the team? Am I happy with how I supported from behind and helped the team build up? Yes. But at the end of the day, we've not got the result we wanted. And if that's something I need to look at, I will do, as the rest of the squad will do.

Did Kyogo surprise you by hitting it early?

It was no surprise. You could see he was shaping up for it. As I said, my optimal position was where I wanted to get back to. I didn't get the opportunity to get there with us turning over the ball. Again, I'll look at it again. Could I have been somewhere different to start with? Have I got after it as well as I possibly could do from the position I was in? Yes, I have. Yes, I'm disappointed with it as I would be with conceding any other goal.

How do you help pick up the new players?

We've got a tricky period now where we don't have a game for a couple of weeks. That's going to be the difficult thing. We're going to be thinking about it for a long time. We're going to have days to look back at it. We're going to have a lot of training sessions between now and the next game. It's important that we do pick them up. The next day we're in, it's not going to just disappear. There's no danger of that. It's going to be something that's going to be fresh on people's minds for a while. And it needs to be because that's how important it is to us and to the club. So, yes, there are things to work on, things to get better at, be more efficient. But I think the belief is there and I hope that shows at least that we're still fighting.