Rangers paid the price at the weekend for failing to turn up for the full 90 minutes - a malaise that has plagued them for seasons.

It is difficult to be too critical of a side that had won their previous six matches, but the warning signs were there with the second-half performance against Kilmarnock the previous Saturday.

That carried over to Dens and they were fortunate to be level at half-time, though Derek McInnes may feel the second-half uptick should have been sufficient to claim all three points.

Despite the recent good run, Rangers are clearly still a work in progress and the cheap goals they conceded against Dundee must be cut out if they are to wrench the Premiership title from Celtic's grasp.

Supporters might wonder why a squad, which had so much money spent on it over the summer, is not being used more expansively, particularly with the team searching for a winner on Saturday.

Only Kevin Kelsy and Findlay Curtis were thrown on late in the game, with Bojan Miovski - who got the last-gasp winner against St Mirren - and Vanja Dragojevic, who hasn't featured in the league since the defeat by Hibs, among those left kicking their heels on the bench.

A first start and first goal - as well as an all-round good performance - from Badredine Bouanani augurs well though as Rangers look to start another winning run against St Johnstone at Ibrox on Saturday.