Our report from Ibrox as Rangers faced Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership.
Rangers slumped seven points behind Celtic in the title race after a 3-1 defeat to Aberdeen at Ibrox.
Defender Stefan Gartenmann opened the scoring with a first-half header from a corner, exploiting Rangers' weakness from set-pieces, before Jamie McGrath slammed home with 20 minutes to go after a failure to deal with another set-piece. Rangers mounted a late rally with Abdallah Sima scoring with 15 minutes to go but the equaliser was to prove elusive and Jamie MacKenzie's late strike put the game to bed.
To compound matters for beleagured Ibrox boss Michael Beale, Scott Wright was sent off for a second bookable defence after coming on as a second half substitute, meaning we will be suspended for the next game against St Mirren. The win was a tactical triumph for Aberdeen manager Barry Robson who set his stall out to hit on the break and his team followed his guidance to the letter.
The final whistle was met with a chorus of booing by the few fans remaining in the stadium as the Ibrox club's title challenge was left on life support after just seven games.The manager's failure to win the big games has come together with clear recruitment problems to create a perfect storm. Dropping so far behind Celtic at this earlyof the season is a terrible situation given the amount of money available to reshape the squad in the summer.
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