League · SPL
Dundee Utd0–3Rangers
Lorenzo Amoruso 22′
Barry Ferguson 45′
Shota Arveladze 73′
Lineups
Dundee Utd
Rangers
Dundee Utd · Starting XI
Rangers · Starting XI
- Stefan Klos
- Kevin Muscat
- Lorenzo Amoruso
- Craig Moore
- Maurice Ross
- Fernando Ricksen
- Barry Ferguson
- Mikel Arteta
- Ronald de Boer
- Shota Arveladze
- Peter Lovenkrands
Dundee Utd · Substitutes
Rangers · Substitutes
- Allan McGregor
- Billy Dodds
- Bert Konterman
- Claudio Caniggia
- Russell Latapy
Dundee Utd · Substitutions
- Derek Lilley for Charlie Miller69′
- Jim Paterson for Mark Wilson77′
- Arnar Gunnlaugsson for Stephen O'Donnell81′
Rangers · Substitutions
- Claudio Caniggia for Ronald de Boer67′
- Bert Konterman for Kevin Muscat77′
Dundee Utd · Manager
Rangers · Manager
- Alex McLeish
Dundee Utd · Cautions
- Craig Easton59′
- Stuart Duff75′
Rangers · Cautions
- Not recorded
Match report
United Manager Alex Smith elected to retain the David McCracken and Jim Lauchlan central defensive partnership for today’s match with Rangers at Tannadice Park. Midweek hat-trick hero Stephen O’Donnell also kept his place in Alex Smith’s starting eleven. The Tangerines weathered a strong Rangers start in the 12.30pm kick-off and kept the League leaders at bay with Steven Thompson ploughing a lone furrow up front. The match followed this fashion up until midway through the first half when Amoruso put Rangers ahead with a powerful header. United then had their best period of the first half and appeared to be…Read moreRead less
United Manager Alex Smith elected to retain the David McCracken and Jim Lauchlan central defensive partnership for today’s match with Rangers at Tannadice Park. Midweek hat-trick hero Stephen O’Donnell also kept his place in Alex Smith’s starting eleven.
The Tangerines weathered a strong Rangers start in the 12.30pm kick-off and kept the League leaders at bay with Steven Thompson ploughing a lone furrow up front. The match followed this fashion up until midway through the first half when Amoruso put Rangers ahead with a powerful header.
United then had their best period of the first half and appeared to be heading into the break one nil down however in the forty-fourth minute, Ferguson hit a shot into the roof of the United net two put Rangers two ahead.
The one other goal in the second half came from Arveladze when he pounced onto a Gallacher stop and Rangers ran out three nil winners, their eighth win in succession and their sixth clean sheet in a row.
The Tangerines weathered a strong Rangers start in the 12.30pm kick-off and kept the League leaders at bay with Steven Thompson ploughing a lone furrow up front. The match followed this fashion up until midway through the first half when Amoruso put Rangers ahead with a powerful header.
United then had their best period of the first half and appeared to be heading into the break one nil down however in the forty-fourth minute, Ferguson hit a shot into the roof of the United net two put Rangers two ahead.
The one other goal in the second half came from Arveladze when he pounced onto a Gallacher stop and Rangers ran out three nil winners, their eighth win in succession and their sixth clean sheet in a row.