Edinburgh back-row Roddy Grant is desperate to atone for their defeat in Glasgow when the Warriors visit Murrayfield on Saturday but feels they have already begun the process.
Edinburgh conceded 17 points without reply in the first half hour of Friday night’s RaboDirect Pro12 encounter at Scotstoun before their comeback fell short in a 23-14 defeat.
Grant said: “Losing is an awful, awful feeling, especially in the manner that we did; to go down by so many, so soon and so cheaply.
“Personal and team pride takes a big dent but we showed a lot of spirit when we rallied together when our backs were against the wall.
“The first-half deficit made it really difficult to come back from. It was a really poor first 40.
“Missed tackles cost us three tries and, ultimately, the game. It was unacceptable.
“But in the second half we at least had some positives to take away from the game.”
A Piers Francis try helped Edinburgh get back in the game after the break, but DTH van der Merwe’s first-half double proved decisive as Glasgow put themselves into fourth place, four places above their rivals.
Grant said: “We tightened things up in defence, improved our tackling and were more together as a unit and that allowed us to get back into the match.
“For our confidence going into the second leg, it’s good that we came together and came back into the game in that way.
“We stuck in there and improved over the course of the match and that at least is a positive to take from the defeat.
“We’re just desperate to get out there and play this game again at Murrayfield, because we know we’re much better than we showed in the majority of the game in Glasgow.
“It’s a must-win match for us in terms of the league.
“There’s a lot at stake for both teams, and we’re all well aware of that, so there’s plenty of motivation going into the game.”