Davis: Gers will bounce back from St Mirren shocker

The Ibrox side squandered the opportunity to overtake rivals Celtic at the summit of the SPL when they slumped to a 1-0 defeat at Love Street on Sunday.

Davis admitted that a reverse before the international break was the last thing that Rangers wanted as they tried to build on the momentum from an excellent start to the season.

But the midfielder insisted that the two-week break will succeed only in whetting the appetite even further for the visit of Dundee United when domestic football resumes.

"We have a lot of strength and a lot of characters in the squad and, no doubt, we will pick ourselves up and get back on track," said Davis.

"Now, we have a two-week break and, hopefully, that will give the lads a lot of hunger once we face Dundee United at home."

A superb strike from substitute Stephen McGinn, who was on the park for just five minutes, was enough to subject Rangers to their first league defeat of the season.

Davis admitted that there had been no need for manager Walter Smith to hand out a rollicking afterwards, as every player knew that they had simply not been good enough.

"The boys knew it themselves and they don't have to hear it from anyone else," he said.

"Everybody is disappointed. The manager made a few points, but we know ourselves that's not good enough and we have to get back on track against Dundee United."

Davis agreed with his manager that a lack of cutting edge had proved Rangers' downfall on a day when Saints' goal was their only shot on target.

"Up until the final third, we were doing okay and then there was just a bit of slackness, people not picking the right passes," he said.