Rangers edge Dundee in seven-goal Scottish Premiership thriller as Barry Ferguson laments ‘old habits’

Barry Ferguson says he “can’t be happy” with Rangers’ show of their unimaginable comeback victory over Dundee, however the interim supervisor praised his workforce’s character to struggle again to win a seven-goal Scottish Premiership traditional.

Former Ibrox captain Ferguson stated he was “baffled” by his aspect and lamented “old habits” as they went two targets down twice at Dens Park.

However, with Rangers 3-1 down on the seventy fifth minute, long-range strikes from captain James Tavernier and substitute Tom Lawrence dragged the guests degree earlier than Cyriel Dessers ultimately discovered the web in stoppage time after being denied on a number of events.

“Really happy with the three points, but I saw so many old habits creeping in,” head coach Ferguson advised Sky Sports activities.

“They showed character, though, they never gave in. I just felt when we got the goal to go 3-2 that we could get three points.

“We will not be pleased with the efficiency. I have to unravel it and I’ll unravel it.”

Both teams went into the fixture buoyed by derby triumphs in their previous outings, but it was Tony Docherty’s hosts who sparked an enthralling encounter when Simon Murray cushioned in a delightful finish from a corner within two minutes.

And, after Dessers had passed up his first two clear-cut chances, Joe Shaughnessy bundled in following a calamitous error from goalkeeper Jack Butland to put rattled Rangers 2-0 down for the fifth time in seven games.

Finlay Robertson then had a strike disallowed for an earlier foul before Shaughnessy sliced a Tavernier cross into his own net to ignite a potential comeback.

Any hopes of that looked dead when Scott Tiffoney smashed in a devastating third from 20 yards shortly after Dessers was denied by the video assistant referee (VAR) for a narrow offside.

However, Tavernier and Lawrence both drilled in a beauties of their own within six minutes of each other before Dessers sparked absolute bedlam in the away end and dugout by lofting a close-range finish over goalkeeper Trevor Carson.

The profitable second got here simply seconds after Dundee captain Murray had rattled the close to put up in a unprecedented finale, however Docherty’s aspect, who stay eleventh, ended a exceptional match with zero factors after trying destined for 3.