Rangers 'pop balloon' as Neil gift wastes chance to go top

Rangers were full of positive energy as they made the trip to Dundee on the back of seven straight wins. However, a Dan Neil error felt "like a balloon popping", says Derek McInnes. Dan Neil's mishit backpass gifted Dundee an equaliser in Rangers' 2-2 draw at Dens Park As far as optimism goes, Rangers were blown full of positive energy as they made the Saturday-night trip to Dundee on the back of seven straight wins. However, a Dan Neil error felt "like a balloon popping", said manager Derek McInnes, resulting in the Ibrox side fluffing their chance to move back to the Scottish Premiership summit after a gripping 2-2 draw at Dens Park.

McInnes' men were punished for a disjointed first half when the impressive hosts went ahead through Bradley Fink, but Badredine Bouanani fired in a leveller just before the break. Rangers lifted their intensity and level of dominance after the interval and were heading for an eighth consecutive victory when Nicolas Raskin slammed in a long-range stunner. But a mishit Neil backpass to goalkeeper Ivor Pandur was pounced on by Callum Jones to earn Dundee a deserved point, opening the door for Celtic to extend their lead at the top to four points when they welcome Hearts on Sunday (15:00 BST). "We've made a mistake for Dundee's equaliser