Rangers got here from behind to salvage some extent in a 1-1 draw with Dundee United because the stress on supervisor Philippe Clement intensified.
Kick-off was delayed at Ibrox after points attributable to Storm Bert held up United’s arrival, however the guests weren’t fazed as they weathered some early stress earlier than Sam Dalby fired them forward.
The boos rang round Ibrox because the hosts pushed for an equaliser earlier than the break, with Robin Propper’s effort dominated out for a handball within the build-up.
Vaclav Cerny was once more Rangers’ star participant and levelled the scores with a curling shot earlier than he had one other ‘purpose’ disallowed for offside.
Danilo wasted an excellent probability, whereas Jack Walton produced an excellent double save to disclaim Ianis Hagi and Propper late on, earlier than conserving Hamza Igamane’s stoppage-time strike out.
Rangers stay third within the Scottish Premiership desk and will drop 12 factors behind leaders Celtic in the event that they win at Hearts. Jim Goodwin’s United aspect are nonetheless three factors behind Clement’s staff in fourth.
Followers frustration as Rangers once more fail to impress
Goodwin’s pre-match plan was to “create some nervous tension” and use the Rangers followers to their benefit, and his gamers adopted his orders because the jeers grew louder at Ibrox all through the match.
The hosts aspect got here shut early on by means of Nicolas Raskin and Nedim Bajrami who each pressured good saves from Walton.
But it surely was United who took the lead when Dalby was left unmarked within the field and he met a pinpoint cross from Vicko Sevelj to go previous Jack Butland and make it 1-0.
Kai Fotheringham and David Babunski had probabilities to extend United’s lead earlier than Rangers had the ball within the internet on the finish of the half by means of Propper, however the purpose was dominated out for a Connor Barron handball.
Clement made a few modifications at half-time as he introduced on Hagi and Danilo within the place of Mohamed Diomande and Cyriel Dessers as he seemed for a spark to get again into the sport.
Danilo wasted an excellent probability when Cerny burst by means of the United defence earlier than slicing it again to the Brazilian ahead whose effort was broad of the put up when he would have been anticipating to hit the goal.
Cerny’s curling shot from outdoors the field then sailed simply over the bar earlier than Rangers’ second-half stress lastly paid off because the winger grabbed the purpose to make it 1-1 with 25 minutes remaining.
Walton saved on the ft of Danilo earlier than Cerny had ball within the internet however was clearly yards offside.
Rangers got here near snatching a second within the 86th minute when Walton parried a long-distance drive from Hagi earlier than Danilo’s follow-up shot was blocked and the United ‘keeper then made a determined save at shut vary from Propper.
Walton made a high-quality save from Gers substitute Igamane in added time, however, but once more, Rangers got here up brief, their followers venting their disapproval as their beleaguered boss limps on.