Graeme Murty says Rangers should have beaten Inverness following 2-1 loss

Graeme Murty insists he only saw Rangers winning after they drew level against Inverness before they lost 2-1 instead.

The Ibrox side fell behind to Greg Tansey's goal but equalised through a Martyn Waghorn penalty at Caledonian Stadium.

From there, they missed a number of good chances before a late overhead kick from on-loan Billy Mckay gave the Highland team their first Scottish Premiership win since October.

It left Rangers with just five points from a possible last 21 and caretaker manager Murty feels they should have taken more from the game.

He said: "All the good play in the world and all the combination play and making chances means nothing.

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"This football club has been and is about winning and we are coming away without winning a game I felt we were in total control of. It leaves a very, very bitter taste in the mouth.

"Regardless of how well we play, thousands of people and ourselves come away from here scratching our heads, feeling bitterly disappointed and feeling a little bit sorry for ourselves.

"I couldn't see us doing anything but winning after we got the second goal (of the match) but that, at the moment, is irrelevant.

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"It's my job and the players' job to make sure when we play on Wednesday [against St Johnstone], we get it out of our heads and make sure we perform then.

"As disappointing as it is and as much as this game can put us on the back foot, we can't afford for that to go on too long.

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"I have no doubt the world and their dog will be writing things about us and sticking the boot in. They are more than welcome to but we can't afford to listen to the noise outside.

"I thought for 25 minutes we were great but it's the same old problem - if you don't score when you have the chance and you let in too many goals, then you are not going to take many points home.

"We have to make sure when we get to Wednesday we are round again, we're making sure we're sticking together and we go out onto the football pitch ready to go."

Caley Thistle's first win in 15 league games was enough to take them off the foot of the table above Hamilton.

Manager Richie Foran admitted the return of Mckay - in his second spell at the club from parent club Wigan - had been a major lift following the striker's second goal in five games.

"It's huge for us to beat a side of the calibre of Rangers," he said. "Believe me, they are a really good side.

"They have been written off over the last few weeks, there is a lot of confusion in their club, but they have good players. We beat a really good side.

"When you have Billy Mckay in your team, when something drops for him you have a great chance of scoring. To have a successful season, you need a player like Billy Mckay in your team."

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