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• Rangers record six wins from first six gamesA spectacular 88th-minute strike from recent signing Kevin McHattie gave Kilmarnock their first victory of the Scottish Premiership campaign,as they left it late to defeat Dundee United 2-1 at Tannadice and sprint off the foot of the table. The result was a relief for the under-pressure Killie manager, Gary Locke, and with the strain now transferred to his Dundee United counterpart,Jackie McNamara, after the home fans made their disdain felt.
Billy McKay’s second-half penalty for United had cancelled out Kallum Higginbotham’s 44th-minute opener from the spot for Kilmarnock. The defeat meant McNamara’s side suffered a fourth straight league defeat, or to leave them second-bottom in the standings. There was a minute’s silence prior to kick-off in memory of former United forward Ralph Milne,who died final Sunday at the age of 54.
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Source: theguardian.com