Rangers draw vs Dundee United 'intensifies the pressure' on Clement as Ibrox boss blasted for getting tactics wrong

Neil McCann insists Rangers have become “predictable and one dimensional” going forward as he voiced his big concerns over manager Philippe Clement’s choice of substitutions and their inability to create more chances in the 1-1 Premiership draw against Dundee United.

Ibrox great McCann watched his old club struggle to break down the Tangerines at Ibrox after Sam Dalby had put the visitors ahead at half-time before Vaclav Cerny’s second half equaliser. But more dropped points coupled with Celtic’s thumping 4-1 win over Hearts has left the Light Blues 11 points behind their arch rivals.

And their profligacy in front of goal proved costly yet again with McCann left fearing Clement is short of ideas in the final third and doesn’t know how to get his side attacking effectively. He reckons the Belgian is only focused on changing personnel rather than laying out an attacking plan B, particularly when they were chasing a late winner.

“It intensifies the pressure, I have to say,” McCann admitted on Sportscene when analysing the performance. “There's lots to get into about Rangers' performance… but I'm concerned about the chances they created. You expect Rangers to create chances and dominate the play at Ibrox, but that's not good enough; St Mirren have scored more goals, Dundee have scored more goals, Aberdeen, Celtic.

“So there's evidence there that they're not doing enough. There's not a variation in their attack. There's not enough quality from their left side and it’s almost predictable and one dimensional. Cerny grabbed that game by the scruff of the neck, you’re looking at the subs, the last eight of nine minutes - John Souttar is playing as a secondary striker.

“If you’re making your last sub and you’re take Bajrami off and you’re putting Igamane on to play left, why not put Igamane up top, Dundee United are sitting in, you’ve got one of the best crossers of the ball this country’s ever seen in James Tavernier, sitting on the bench. So, replace Sterling with Tavernier because you’re going to dominate the ball, you get two strikers on, and you go try and find a winner.

“I think he got it wrong (tactically) at the end. It's almost as if he's changing personnel but it needed a change of attack. I don’t know if John Souttar has been told to go and stand up front for the last eight minutes, but I’d much rather have a striker in there. I just think there wasn’t enough, for me, to say that this Rangers side are capable of totally dominating teams when they come to Ibrox and that is a concern.”