“First I think Jack Backland is a major goalkeeper. Second, I have a very, very good relationship with Jack.
“I’ve been knowing Jack for a long time. He was a young child in Birmingham when I went down to play for Birmingham in the Premier League,” he said.
“Third, I have to know that it hurts to Jack and I have to be aware of it. Because I care about it.
Ferguson felt “I had to make a decision only,” Ferguson felt one of the six changes to the club’s first defeat for the first time in the club’s history.
“It was a difficult decision when I spoke to him,” he said. “I could know he would hurt. You’re going with the decisions.
“It’s not someone who decided on Saturday or Sunday, I thought about length and difficult.
“When I talked to him, it was a 10-15-minute conversation. But, listen, Jack still got a big part of playing here.
Rangers, a second session and may need to win to postpone City’s rivals at Celtic title, travel to Abardin on Sunday before Thursday in Spain in Spain.
The 29-year-old could be asked to continue scoring after taking a couple of other detailed stops on the top of Alex Berenguire, when Rangers took control of the game, with midfielder Robin Proper being sent out just 13 minutes.
“In terms of Leam’s entry, I thought he worked well tonight,” Ferguson said.