Aberdeen stun Rangers and intensified the pressure on manager Michael Beale with their first Scottish Premiership win at Ibrox in more than five years.
Rangers' defeat by Aberdeen means they are now seven points behind leaders Celtic at this early stage
The wasteful hosts, who were booed off again, passed up a flurry of clear-cut chances to race into a lead before Stefan Gartenmann capitalised on poor defending to slide in his first Aberdeen goal from a Leighton Clarkson corner. Had Cyriel Dessers converted two glorious early chances - one lofted over and another saved superbly by Kelle Roos - in addition to close-range headers from Sima and Jose Cifuentes, it might have been a comfortable Rangers win.
And it was a similar story for MacKenzie's third as another outstanding Butland stop from Jonny Hayes counted for nothing, with the Aberdeen wing-back crashing in on the rebound via a kiss off the underside of the crossbar.
In James Tavernier, Beale has the best chance creator in the league at his disposal, but his new-look attack continue to fail to make the most of the openings that fall their way. An xG of 2.71 compared to Aberdeen's 1.62 only emphasises this.
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