Rangers’ Jekyll and Hyde start under Russell Martin continued as they needed a late penalty to rescue a draw at home to Dundee, just days after impressing in Europe.
The head coach stuck with the same starting XI that beat Viktoria Plzen in Champions League qualifying, but while they dominated, the same energy was not on show.
Dundee, out of the League Cup and defeated in their opening Premiership match, had the best chances and stunned Ibrox into silence just after the break when Ryan Astley headed into the net.
Ryan Astley put Dundee ahead at Rangers
Frustrations began to show and Nasser Djiga was shown a straight red card for bringing down Fin Robertson as he raced towards goal.
Rangers struggled for creativity, but James Tavernier scored from the penalty spot late on after Drey Wright’s challenge on Djedi Gassama.
Cyriel Dessers thought he’d snatched victory in the final seconds but the offside flag handed Dundee a deserved point.
It is the first time Rangers have failed to win their opening two league games since 1989 as the attention now turns to progressing to the Champions League play-offs.
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