‘Gers can learn from Burnley loss’

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Mark Warburton says defeat to Burnley in pre-season was “a really important learning curve” for Rangers ahead of the Premiership campaign.

The Englishman held a lengthy inquest over the 3-1 defeat at Ibrox on Saturday after his side’s defensive frailties were exposed as the Clarets breezed into a 2-0 lead before half-time thanks to an Andre Gray double.

He completed his hat-trick 10 minutes into the second half with Ben Mee’s late own goal a consolation for the home side.

Despite that, Warburton says the friendly was a valuable learning experience ahead of their Scottish Premiership campaign, which gets underway against Hamilton on Saturday, live on Sky Sports 1.

“We said we needed more games like that and ideally we would have had two or three games of that quality, another English Premier League team or top Championship side or an in form European side,” …

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