Rangers roared back from behind to thump Aberdeen and take some of the heat off boss Gio van Bronckhorst.
James Tavernier gifted midfielder Connor Barron a first half opener and missed a penalty but plundered his 12th goal against the Dons after Antonio Colak and John Lundstram turned it around for Gers before the break and sub Alfredo Morelos grabbed a fourth with five minutes to go. The Light Blues skipper also missed a VAR awarded spot kick amid a second half onslaught but the victory was just what van Bronckhorst needed when the spotlight was on.
The injuries to Ridvan Yilmaz and Ben Davies were a blow but Gers clicked in to gear and showed guts to deal with the early set back and swat aside a Dons side who came to have a go but left themselves wide open. Van Bronckhorst had demanded a fast start – and he got one. Rangers were on the Dons from the off and should have been ahead inside five minutes when Fashion Sakala got on the end of Ryan Kent’s cross but could only divert over the top.
