Rangers winger Vladimir Weiss has revealed that manager Walter Smith went berserk at the players after they lost their lead in the dying moments of Thursday's Europa League clash with Sporting Lisbon.

Steven Whittaker put 'Gers in front at Ibrox in the 66th minute but Sporting leveled in the 89th thanks to a Matias Fernandez header.

Weiss said that Smith had a go at the Rangers side after the match and the Manc hester City loanee said he had every right to.

"The manager was not happy with us because he felt we should not have backed off after we scored. "But we did and there is not a great deal he can do about that on the touchline." The Manchester City loan star admits Gers players have to take responsibility for the slackness that cost them victory.

"It was our fault on the pitch we didn't win the game, but hopefully we can take the type of chances we created here in Lisbon.

"We were terrific in the second half, especially in the first 30 minutes of it.

"We scored and we should have had another one after that, but we backed off.

"They needed to score and put us under pressure, but we were unlucky.

"We were the better side and had more chances to score. Sporting may have had more possession, but they are a Portuguese team and you expect them to hold the ball. "But we had our chances to get a second and we didn't take them."