Pressure mounts on Michael Beale as Rangers beaten at home by Aberdeen

Michael Beale found himself under the spotlight again as ragged Rangers crashed to a 3-1 cinch Scottish Premiership defeat to Aberdeen at Ibrox.

Four wins in a row without conceding a goal following a damaging 1-0 home loss to  Celtic had given the Gers boss some breathing space but defender Stefan Gartenmann scored his first Dons goal after 38 minutes, with the home side booed off at half-time.

A high-tempo Gers start had given way to another plodding, disjointed, one-paced performance and Dons midfielder Jamie McGrath added a second in the 68th minute before Light Blues’ half-time substitute Scott Wright was sent off three minutes later for picking up a second yellow card from referee Steven McLean for a foul on Gartenmann.

The Dons!