Joe Garner dedicates late winner against Partick Thistle to Rangers fans
Joe Garner lapped up his last-gasp Firhill winner but admits it will still not wash away the pain of Rangers' Old Firm humiliation.
The Ibrox side bounced back from their 5-1 drubbing at the hands of Celtic to beat Partick Thistle 2-1.
But they left it late, with Garner heading home in the fourth minute of stoppage time after substitute Barrie McKay had cancelled out Kris Doolan's opener.
Garner was booked by referee Crawford Allan after racing to the touchline to celebrate his goal with the Light Blues faithful housed in the Jackie Husband stand.
But he confessed it will not mask the hurt suffered during the record derby last week.
He said: "Obviously it was good to get the three points. After last week, sending the fans home happy was something we wanted to do.
"The fans have been brilliant with us this season and we owed them one after last week.
"Maybe it doesn't make up for the hurt of last week but I think they will have a better Sunday night than they did last week.
"The lads are little bit more happy than last week too so we'll go into next week with a bit more confidence.
Boss Pedro Caixinha is set to hold a series of meetings with his players this week as he prepares to break the news to those who will be culled from his squad this summer.
And Garner hopes his strike will spare him the axe.
"It could be a big goal for me," he confessed. "The gaffer and his ways are a little bit different from the old gaffer and I think it's going to take a little bit of time to adjust for all the lads.
"Hopefully the manager can get the best out of me. I have been working hard, as have all the lads, since he has been in.
"I think we will be a little bit fitter next year than we have been. It will take a bit of time to buy into what he wants. It is a little bit of change for everyone at the club. But we look forward to it."
The loss was another bitter blow for Thistle boss Alan Archibald after they collapsed in similar fashion against their city neighbours back in November.
They will now finish the campaign as the only top-flight side not to take points from Rangers and Archibald said: "It was brutal to be honest, it's hard to take.
"We thought we had got rid of this Achilles heel of losing late goals but obviously not.
"I thought we were comfortable. Rangers made a number of changes in the second half, but all they did was throw more bodies forward and we dealt with that.
"I thought our reaction after Rangers scored their first was poor. We were mentally weak. We looked tired and didn't know how to go after the game after that. We did nothing."