Ragged Rangers get huge slice of luck to see off spirited Staggies as Michael Beale's men dig out win - 3 talking points
dailyrecord.co.ukMichael Beale made it a dozen games unbeaten as Rangers boss but it was anything but delightful as the nervy Ibrox men edged past Ross County.
Malik Tillman gave the hosts the lead after a disjointed first-half show. But when Gers failed to extend their advantage, they left themselves vulnerable to a sucker punch and that’s exactly what they got as Jordan White headed home his fifth goals in his last seven clashes with the club he grew up supporting.
Thankfully for Beale, it did not prove costly as a huge ricochet helped a Borna Barisic free-kick beat Ross Laidlaw but it will not be a performance Beale will be keen to watch back in a hurry.County weren’t scared to go with two strikers up top and their bold approach of pairing White with Eamonn Brophy very nearly paid dividends early doors.The Dingwall side also had Yan Dhanda pushing forward and it was the former Liverpool youngster who pounced on a stray John Lundstram pass before slotting in George Harmon.
It took a last-ditch block from James Tavernier to deny the County wideman before Jon McLaughlin pulled off an equally important save to keep out Brophy’s follow up.
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