LEE WALLACE insists Rangers will use their Hampden heartache as motivation as they look to secure some silverware this season.

Mark Warburton’s side lifted the Championship crown and Petrofac Training Cup last term but missed out on a unique Treble as they lost the Scottish Cup final to Hibernian.

The Gers are seven points off the pace in the Premiership but face Celtic in the Betfred Cup semis on Sunday bidding to move within 90 minutes of a winner’s medal.

Wallace said: "It's important. It was disappointing the last time we can here.

“It was the chance to get that first piece of major silverware in a number of years.

"But we will use that final as motivation. We were disappointing on the day but full credit to Hibs. They fully deserved their victory on the day.

“We got away, dusted ourselves down and rested and got into pre-season. But we will be using that moment as motivation and we will be looking to get Rangers silverware in the cabinet.

“It's a big part of why I came to this football club and I have not managed to do it yet in six or seven years being here.

“It's very much a big ambition of mine and I've still time to do that.

“We can get to a cup final if we win on Sunday if all goes to plan and the aim is to bring that true Rangers silverware back to our support who have been ever so loyal in the last number of years. As players we are desperate to deliver that to the fans.”

Rangers head into the Celtic showdown still smarting from a 5-1 Premiership defeat at Parkhead last month.

But Wallace is relishing the challenge as Warburton’s side look to rise to the occasion at the National Stadium on Sunday.

He said: “It’s pleasing to play in this type of fixture as a footballer. You see the legends and guys that have been fortunate to play in these games, the nine-in-a-row team and winning top Rangers silverware.

“There is absolutely no doubt about that, you want to be part of these games as before you know it your career will be over and you’ll be wishing you were part of these games.

“We are all looking forward to this game, 100 percent. It’s a real privilege be part of the intensity, the build-up is always great.

“You grow as an individual, your character grows and while it’s an intense build-up and whether you come out as a victor or on the receiving end of a defeat you always grow as a person because there is a real intensity to the fixture and in the aftermath you feel that physically and mentally.

“So whether it came two weeks after the 5-1 or seven weeks, it doesn’t matter. It’s a real great fixture to be part of and if you come out a winner it’s an even better feeling.”

The heavy derby defeat was the worst of Warburton’s Ibrox reign as Rangers’ Premiership title dreams suffered another blow.

But Wallace is confident there will be no Parkhead hangover amongst the Light Blues squad when they go head-to-head with the Hoops once again.

He said: “While I am captain, I have always said we have four or five other captains in the dressing room.

“They can pick players up and use their experiences to keep the dressing room positive.

“We are fortunate to have those types of characters in our dressing room. It is easy to keep guys in a positive mind set.

“While it was a sore defeat to take we were back a few days later using that pain and turning it into motivation.

“We are further into that gelling process and we have made a lot of progress in the past three or four weeks.”