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Rangers frustrated at second-half show against Arsenal

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Rangers assistant manager Jay Bradford believes the 6-0 scoreline against Arsenal in the Champions League was perhaps harsh on the SWPL leaders.

Trailing 1-0 at the break, Rangers were doing a decent job of frustrating the WSL side, but could not sustain it into the second half as they shipped a further five goals.

“People will look at the score line and think one thing,” Bradford told BBC Sport.

“But if you were here – we were in a game. We just have to learn from moments. It can’t go from two, to three, to four, that quickly.

“At 2-0 we should’ve consolidated, gone back into our defensive shape and built our way back into the game and we didn’t quite do that.

“We’ll learn from it. It was a big moment for us tonight, we weren’t in the Champions League last year. It’s been an experience for the players and one they will learn from.

“Even at half-time the conversations we had in the dressing room we felt we hadn’t reached our levels. We felt like we had more to give, which was a massive positive for us.

“But we came out second half and we didn’t quite kick on like we should have and a team like that will punish you.”

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