Livingston keeper Shamal George has admitted the quality of Rangers and the atmosphere created by the fans blew him away.

The former Colchester keeper admits he has never experienced anything like the wall of sound created at the Tony Macaroni on Sunday.

Although he was expecting Rangers to be a good side, he was shocked at the level of their play. George admits this should have been no surprise given boss Davie Martindale predicted he'd feel that way before the 2-1 defeat.

And the Lions new boy was happy with his team's display despite dropping to defeat to the Europa League finalists.

He said: “I thought we played well considering how good they are. 

"We know how organised they are and how well they play but it’s a tough one to take.

“The atmosphere, I have never experienced anything like it. It’s definitely one that I will remember. It would have been better if we had got a draw or a win but the team played very well. I’m just gutted for the boys.

“To be honest, I didn’t really know what to expect but Rangers were unreal. They were a joke. I didn’t expect them to be that good. The gaffer said ‘you are going to be in for a shock when you see how good they are’ and I was.”

George also revealed that Martindale's gameplan involved ensuring Giovanni van Bronckhorst's side didn't leave the field with 11 players.

He said: “I thought we were solid in the first half. In the second half, we knew they were going to have chances because they were going to come at us.

“We just couldn’t keep them out. I’m gutted but we have to move on. I thought we played really well. We should be really proud of ourselves.

“I played with Joel Nouble’s brother, Frank, at Colchester last season. They are similar players. Joel’s a real handful. I thought he was class.

“[Three players got booked fouling him] and that was our gameplan, to try and get a player sent off. Given how good they are, we needed to give them a disadvantage as much as possible. Unfortunately, we just couldn’t get a result.”