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(BBC SPort) Rangers are "not thinking" about the title race, says Phillipe Clement, despite his side moving level on points with Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic by beating Aberdeen in Neil Warnock's first game in charge.
Much of the pre-match talk revolved around the veteran manager's arrival in Scotland, but that noise was soon silenced when Rabbi Matondo fired home after goalkeeper Kelle Roos spilled the ball into his path. As they pushed forward in search of the three-goal victory that would have moved them top of the table, Rangers were left stunned as a long ball was finished off brilliantly by Bojan Miovski.
The home crowd grew restless as chances came and went, but another rebound from a Roos save - this time tucked away by Todd Cantwell - was enough to claw back a gap to Celtic that looked overwhelming before Clement's arrival.
A late red card for Dujon Sterling - upheld by referee Don Robertson after a VAR review - gave Aberdeen late hope, but Warnock suffered a rare defeat in a first game in charge of a new club.
"Going to 10 players was another thing that went against us and you need to stick together," Clement said. "It is a massive thing to win games like this. These are normally the ones where you lose points. If we keep winning games like that, it is good for the rest of the season. We are taking it game by game. I believe this team can go a really long way if they stick together and there are no egos. We are still fighting for three competitions."
Much of the pre-match talk revolved around the veteran manager's arrival in Scotland, but that noise was soon silenced when Rabbi Matondo fired home after goalkeeper Kelle Roos spilled the ball into his path. As they pushed forward in search of the three-goal victory that would have moved them top of the table, Rangers were left stunned as a long ball was finished off brilliantly by Bojan Miovski.
The home crowd grew restless as chances came and went, but another rebound from a Roos save - this time tucked away by Todd Cantwell - was enough to claw back a gap to Celtic that looked overwhelming before Clement's arrival.
A late red card for Dujon Sterling - upheld by referee Don Robertson after a VAR review - gave Aberdeen late hope, but Warnock suffered a rare defeat in a first game in charge of a new club.
"Going to 10 players was another thing that went against us and you need to stick together," Clement said. "It is a massive thing to win games like this. These are normally the ones where you lose points. If we keep winning games like that, it is good for the rest of the season. We are taking it game by game. I believe this team can go a really long way if they stick together and there are no egos. We are still fighting for three competitions."
