Sunday Post
Held to a draw by a fantastic, gutsy Motherwell side, Paul Le Guen's outfit now trail their great rivals by nine points.
In fairness, it would have been hard on Motherwell to lose out so late on.
Industrious and well-organised, they were even more impressive than they had been in going down to a narrow defeat against Celtic last week.
They got a little luck with their goal, when Brian Kerr's fiercely-hit shot found the net with the aid of a small deflection. However, their fortune was more than earned by the sheer effort they put in throughout the 90 minutes. Once again, Lasley and Kerr were at the heart of it, chasing down every loose ball.
Stephen Craigan and Mark Reynolds were also worthy of praise for the way they kept their cool in the centre of defence. Scott McDonald made a nuisance of himself as always and could have earned his side a penalty winner when getting on the wrong side of Brahim Hemdani in the dying seconds.
A first half clearance
Sunday Times
“The boys are all just telling Colin that's what he gets paid for,” smiled Maurice Malpas, the Motherwell manager. “People can question all they like about him being in the team, but he's won us a point there.” Their last at Ibrox was a 2-2 draw in September 1997.
Sporting Life
Malpas had ordered his players to go for the jugular, perhaps feeling Rangers could be vulnerable after being plundered for all three points by Inverness Caledonian Thistle at the same venue a fortnight earlier.
BBC Sport
Motherwell earned a point at Ibrox in a well-organised and determined display against a lacklustre Rangers.
Motherwell appeared to have new impetus when returning to the field after the interval. The more enterprising approach paid immediate dividends when McDonald set up Lasley to send over a cross that Steven McGarry held up from Kerr to batter low and true beyond Letizi from 25 yards. Malpas's side then began to ask questions of their hosts but inevitably retreated ever closer to their penalty box as Rangers committed more and more bodies forward.
Sunday Herald
The only consolation Rangers had yesterday was in blaming things on the match official, after referee Charlie Richmond crucially denied them what appeared to be a stonewall penalty for a Keith Lasley lunge on Filip Sebo with just eight minutes to go.
Afterwards, there was near unanimity that it had indeed been a penalty, the only disagreement being about whether they deserved any better, or whether Motherwell deserved one to equal things up at the other end, when Scott McDonald went down after a wrestling match with Brahim Hemdani.
The Observer
Motherwell's second successive raid on Old Firm territory proved to be more rewarding than the first. Having been unfortunate to lose 2-1 at
Maurice Malpas's side are never likely to be found wanting in spirit and, against a generally moderate Rangers team, they did not require much of anything else to force a draw that leaves Paul Le Guen's would-be championship contenders in danger of falling 12 points behind Celtic this afternoon.
Sunday Mail
Enormous credit is due to Motherwell manager Maurice Malpas. His team defended solidly most of the time and looked a threat on the break.
In particular Stephen Craigan defended cleverly and coped well with the pressure.