Rangers toil again in turgid Dundee slog but Kemar Roofe makes long awaited comeback - 3 talking points

Rangers booked a place in the Premier Sports Cup semi-finals with a sleepy victory over Championship side Dundee.

Steven Davis ' early goal should've set the tone for a comfortable evening but Giovanni van Bronckhorst's side lacked intensity and creativity in the final third again on a largely dull evening at Ibrox. With the Dark Blues camped on the edge of their own box, it made for a turgid affair that neither team will look back on with any great fondness.

Nevertheless, Rangers will return to Hampden in search of a shot at silverware, where they will join Celtic, Aberdeen and Kilmarnock. The occasion was at least notable for the long-awaited return of Kemar Roofe, who hadn't featured at all since the Scottish Cup semi-final back in April. He appeared for the final 15 minutes as Rangers just about did enough to see off the Dens Park underdogs.

Van Bronckhorst promised rotation for a squad already stretched by this season's rigours but he didn't switch things up quite as much as was perhaps expected. Mainstays James Tavernier and John Lundstram remained in the side, while there was a rare appearance from the lesser-seen Ridvan Yilmaz as he backed up Scott Wright on the left.

The latter was instrumental in the opener, jinking inside and smashing a powerful drive that Adam Legzdins could only parry onto the head of Davis to nod home. This was the worst possible scenario for Dundee, their gameplan up in smoke with less than 10 minutes played.

The Championship side struggled to sustain any meaningful possession, which meant their big night quickly turned into a big slog. Their 10 men behind the ball was limiting space for Rangers, however, and there was little hint of a second as the half hour mark came and went, sans