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Clement on meeting with CEO, 'unacceptable' defeat & his future

Philippe Clement has been speaking to the media before Rangers' Premiership trip to Hearts on Sunday.

Here are the key points from the under-pressure Ibrox boss:

  • Clement says it has been "a long week" and one "full of frustrations" after the Scottish Cup exit to Queen's Park.

  • He spoke to CEO Patrick Stewart after the match, but says he does this "after every game" so it was "nothing special" and adds "not one manager in the world has guarantees".

  • Clement says the cup result did not reflect the game and he "didn't have any other signal of no backing" amid intense speculation about his future.

  • The Rangers boss knows the cup defeat was "unacceptable" and left everyone at the club "devastated and sick" but now "we need to react".

  • Speaking on the abuse he received as he left Ibrox last Sunday, he said "it hurts" and, while he did not say a line had been crossed, he referred to Stuart Kettlewell's exit from Motherwell a few weeks ago.

  • Clement has no regrets about staying on when he could have walked last year and says his "determination is day and night to make that story better".