Amad Diallo on target and Joe Aribo in the mood, but Rangers title defence blown off course amid Dingwall drama

Dingwall may have escaped the very worst of Storm Malik on Saturday afternoon but Rangers’ title defence was blown off course in a dramatic finale to a remarkable contest.

Teenage substitute Matthew Wright claimed his first goal for Ross County with the 96th minute equaliser which saw the visitors drop two points.

It was a painful setback for Giovanni van Bronckhorst who had seen Rangers trail on league business for the first time in his tenure after debutant Amad Diallo’s early goal was cancelled out by Jordan White and Regan Charles-Cook before half-time.

The champions produced a strong response after the break as James Tavernier and Connor Goldson struck to put them back in front. But after missing good chances to put the game to bed, they were undone by County’s stoppage time stunner.

It had all started so serenely for Rangers as Manchester United loanee Diallo made the perfect start to his spell with them. The 19-year-old will never score a simpler goal than his fifth minute opener but deserved credit for being in the right place at the right time to tap the ball home from close range after Aribo had driven it low across the face of the six yard box.

With Aribo looking very much in the mood, the visitors appeared set fair to press home their advantage.

Instead, a comedy of errors in the Rangers defence turned the game on its head as County took full advantage of the gilt-edged invitations presented to them and scored twice in the space of four minutes.

The equaliser came from a scarcely credible blunder by Allan McGregor as the veteran goalkeeper spilled a harmless looking cross from Joseph Hungbo into the path of White who gratefully poked the ball in from a couple of yards out.

Rangers were still trying to regain