St Johnstone boss Simo Valakari told BBC Scotland: "We came to compete, to get something out of the match. It was not to be, but I can't blame my players, they put their heart and soul out there. "It was difficult in some moments,

St Johnstone have lost their last seven meetings with Rangers in all competitions, last suffering a longer losing run against them in December 1992 (10 in a row). Rangers have only lost one of their last 23 meetings with St Johnstone in all competitions (W18 D4),