McCoist gives players reality check after Cup win

Ally McCoist warned his Rangers players not to get carried away after the fallen Scottish giants defeated Motherwell 2-0 to knock the Scottish Premier League leaders out of the League Cup.

It was the first time a SPL side had visited Ibrox since the Rangers newco were denied entry to the country’s top flight and voted into the Scottish Football League in the summer.

Despite having not won at Ibrox since May 1997 Stuart McCall’s side arrived in Glasgow as favourites after impressing with their performances on their way to the top of the SPL.

However, Motherwell were on the back foot from the start and captain Lee McCulloch headed the hosts into a deserved 49th minute lead before Dean Shiels volleyed home a fine second just seven minutes later to make a mockery of their lowly league status.

McCoist was delighted with victory but warned his side, who sit second in the Third Division and were knocked out of another Cup competition last week by Queen of the South, they still have a long way to go.

“It is a wee indicator to themselves and the support that we can certainly play against teams higher up in the divisions,” McCoist said.