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Rangers boss comes under more pressure after latest setback and Celtic march on

Mark Warburton's side were held at home by St Johnstone as Hoops thrash Ross County

A chorus of boos greeted Mark Warburton and his side after their draw with St Johnstone

MARK WARBURTON came under more pressure from fans as his Rangers side were held at home by St Johnstone on Wednesday.

The Gers boss is under the spotlight after a poor start to life back in the Scottish Premiership and this 1-1 draw did not help ease the strain on the former Brentford coach.

A chorus of boos greeted Mark Warburton and his side after their draw with St Johnstone
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A chorus of boos greeted Mark Warburton and his side after their draw with St JohnstoneCredit: PA:Press Association

Following the Old Firm defeat in the League Cup on Sunday, his side still appeared to be suffering as slipped further behind their bitter rivals in the SPL.


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The full time whistle was met with a chorus of jeers from the majority of the 46,563 in attendance.

And it could have been much worse for Warburton and Rangers if it wasn’t for Joe Garner’s late equaliser to cancel out Blair Alston’s early strike.

As SunSport exclusively revealed, Warburton has emerged as No1 target for Wigan to replace the sacked Gary Caldwell.

If results continue like this, then the 54-year-old could be back in the Championship in no time.

While his side continue to struggle, fellow Glasgow giants Celtic seem to be racing away with the title again as a late surge saw them thump Ross County 4-0.

Patrick Roberts fired the Hoops into the lead after only three minutes.

Joe Garner saved Rangers' blushes with a late equaliser against St Johnstone
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Joe Garner saved Rangers' blushes with a late equaliser against St JohnstoneCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
Mark Warburton is under increasing pressure at Rangers after their poor start to the season
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Mark Warburton is under increasing pressure at Rangers after their poor start to the seasonCredit: PA:Press Association
Patrick Roberts opened the scoring for Celtic at Ross County on Wednesday
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Patrick Roberts opened the scoring for Celtic at Ross County on WednesdayCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd

Brendan Rodgers’ side had to wait until the final ten minutes to stretch their advantage, with Stuart Armstrong, Scott Sinclair and Moussa Dembele rounding off the victory.

That result puts Celtic seven points clear of second place Aberdeen with a game in hand, and they are nine ahead of neighbours Rangers.

 

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