Rangers lost for the first time in 40 league matches against Dundee United yesterday afternoon, and it was a deserved defeat.

While, in isolation, losing at Tannadice should not be too concerning, it comes off the back of the disappointing performance versus Malmo, and there are now some worrying trends developing.

United didn’t have to do a lot to secure their 1-0 victory, and while it can be argued that a lucky bounce of the ball got them their winner, manager Micky Mellon got his tactics spot on.

Press the next page as we go through four things we learned about the Light Blues’ first loss of the season.