SHANGHAI & LOW POINTS

Muscat will know Gers are miles off it after a positive first half soon sinks back into negativity and bad habits

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THERE'S roughly 6000 miles between Shanghai and Glasgow.

And if Kevin Muscat stayed up late in Shanghai to watch what he could inherit, he'll have seen just how far Rangers are from where they want to be too.

Under-19 coach Steven Smith sat in as caretaker but schoolboy defending again cost Rangers dear against Dundee United.

Thelo Aasgaard's first goal for the club was cancelled out by two United wonder-strikes from Kristijan Trapanovski and Craig Sibbald before James Tavernier rescued a late point.

Rangers are now miles off the pace in the league with just one win from eight games - and none at Ibrox. And if CEO Patrick Stewart and sporting director Kevin Thelwell thought binning Russell Martin would ease the pressure on them, they were made to think again by punters.