IAN MCCALL had no complaints as Ayr United went down 4-0 to Rangers at Ibrox last night.

The Honest Men went into the Betfred Cup quarter-final in fine form and top of the Championship standings after a superb start to the season.

But Steven Gerrard’s side proved too strong as they set up a last four tie with Aberdeen at Hampden.

Glenn Middleton netted twice for the Light Blues, while Nikola Katic and Alfredo Morelos were also on target for the Gers.

McCall reckoned United should have had a penalty for a foul on Lawrence Shankland but admits his side were well beaten on the night.

He said: “I thought 4-0 was a fair reflection of the game. It was hard for us but we played OK. We felt we should have had a penalty at 1-0.

“It was a clear penalty and Bobby says he will phone us to apologise. But 4-0 was a fair reflection of the game.

“We were pleased with the crowd, the higher the better in terms of us getting some finance and we move on to play Morton, which is more important for us.

“I thought they played quite well and they are a decent Rangers team. They are getting back to the level that they used to be. So good luck to them.

“I think if it had gone to 1-1, we would have lost 4-1. Who knows? But it certainly was a clear penalty at 1-0.

“It gives us a wee lift and something to hold on to. The only disappointing thing from our point of view was we felt three of the goals were really cheap.

“A set play for the first one, Michael should have done better. The second was poor from us and the fourth goal was a good goal.

“The third was another set play but it wasn’t even a good set play. That was disappointing from our point of view but 4-0 was a fair reflection of the game I thought.”