Shankland and Dessers headline Hearts and Rangers gruel fest as Clement warning rings loud – 3 talking points

A 0-0 stalemate isn't the perfect start to the Scottish Premiership season that the punters would have been dreaming of.

But there was no shortage of thrills and spills as Hearts and Rangers pushed each other all the way at Tynecastle in an end-to-end encounter. Going into the opener the name on both sets of fans' lips was Lawrence Shankland - and he instantly showed why as he tested Jack Butland. The No. 9 slipped through on the right-hand side of the box - and unleashed a low drive that stung the gloves of the England cap.

Robin Propper missed out on the game with the final paperwork of his transfer yet to give over the line - and Ibrox fans will be desperate to see him get his chance after some ropey defending in the capital. It was Butland to the rescue again after a neat flick from Kenneth Vargas split the Ibrox defence and allowed James Penrice space - but the goalkeeper got a strong hand to the effort to top the ball around the post.

The hosts continued to turn up the pressure on the wayward Rangers defence as Gerard Taylor burst forward down the right to square Shankland - with a last ditch James Tavernier block seeing the effort float over the bar. Seconds later, Yan Dhanda received the corner and saw his curling striker crash off the crossbar.

Rangers then began to ask their own questions as Connor Barron forced Zander Clark into a diving save from the edge of the box. An inch-perfect Mohamad Diomande ball would find Cyriel Dessers - who shook off the Hearts' backline only to lift the ball over the bar.

There would be controversy as Yan Dhanda's cross appeared to hit Connor Barron on the arm. However, referee Nick Walsh waved the claim away and was acked up by the VAR team.

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