Caixinha lauds Gers’ organisation and sacrifice

RANGERS boss Pedro Caixinha hailed his players for effectively carrying out their game plan after they scored three late goals to upset Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership.

The Light Blues had to resist plenty of second-half pressure from the hosts, who tested goalkeeper Wes Foderingham on several occasions.

However, Caixinha’s men stood firm and eventually went on to claim a 3-0 victory at Pittodrie thanks to Kenny Miller’s double and a Joe Dodoo goal, all in a five-minute spell.

Caixinha said: “I can describe the game with two words — organisation and sacrifice.

“I think the team understood perfectly well the opponents that they were facing and what they needed to do throughout the match.

“When it was needed to suffer, the team knew when to suffer especially in the first 15 or 20 minutes in the second half.

“We needed to make decisions at that moment because Aberdeen were taking risks and exposing their two full-backs and we knew the time to exploit the space they were conceding.

“I am glad the game went and finished how it did.”

The victory revives Rangers’ hopes of catching the Dons in second spot, with the gap narrowed to nine points going into the remaining five matches.

Caxinha, who had described the match as a must-win for his team, added: “We knew we had still two more games against Aberdeen.

“We have now won the first one but if we don’t continue winning before the next game then maybe things will be different.”

United boss Ray McKinnon knows his side must make more of their chances.