ABERDEEN boss Mark McGhee was left cursing the defensive lapses from his team which saw them squander a two-goal in their 3-2 defeat by Rangers.
Goals from Scott Vernon and Chris Maguire, who was later sent off, put the Dons two ahead, bur Rangers rallied and came back to take all three points at Pittodrie.
McGhee was particularly annoyed with Jerel Ifil's reckless challenge on Vladimir Weiss, four minutes after his side had gone two ahead, which gifted the visitors a penalty which was duly converted by Kenny Miller.
He said: "I'm hugely disappointed with the end result. We conspired against ourselves for each of Rangers' goals.
"It is always a danger if you go to ground in the box against a player who is as quick as he is so that it will result in a penalty. It is naive and irresponsible.
"The defeat was as much down to our own doing as it was Rangers' good work."
Source: PA
Source: PA