Rangers put pressure on their title rivals by moving top of the William Hill Premiership for the first time in over two years with a patchy 4-2 win over Dundee United at Ibrox.

Striker Ryan Naderi opened the scoring on the half-hour mark with a close-range finish before defender Dujon Sterling added a second four minutes from the interval with his first league goal for the Gers.

United forward Amar Fatah reduced the deficit with a strike just before half-time, but Thelo Aasgaard restored the Light Blues’ two-goal advantage in the 52nd minute.

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Tannadice substitute Zach Sapsford returned the nerves to the Ibrox stands with a goal in the 72nd minute, only for Bojan Miovski to come off the bench and settle the game with a deflected strike with five minutes of normal time remaining.

It was a far from perfect performance, but Danny Rohl’s side moved ahead of Hearts on goal difference with...