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wasn’t just about him. We were the better team.”
Rovers took the lead in 41 minutes when a slack passback allowed Nisbet to nip in and net his first of the afternoon.
And Nisbet scored his second in injury time before Andrew Jackson got a consolation goal a minute later. Robbie Neilson watched his rejuvenated Dundee United side continue their recent resurgence, then insisted they’re turning Tannadice into a fortress again.
Pavol Safranko’s second-minute opener then Queen of the South defender Michael Doyle’s late own goal helped move the on-form Tangerines to within four points of second-top Ross County.
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of play in 17 minutes when midfielder Jamie Lindsay fired low past Mark Ridgers from 22 yards.
Two minutes later it was level as George Oakley flicked in Tom Walsh’s header and the hosts then hit the front on the half-hour mark.
Liam Polworth picked out full- back Shaun Rooney to whip in a low shot.
Ridgers kept Caley ahead with a remarkable, onehanded save from Mckay.
But the keeper was helpless on 43 minutes when teammate McKay turned the County striker’s low cross into his own net.
The second half was at first more subdued, but County missed an absolute howler after 55 minutes.
County co-manager Steven Ferguson said: “It was a real spectacle – a very decent game for a derby. It was a game we could have won or lost.”
it being our first one here at Tannadice for a while. We want to build on this and get fans coming back here.
“We need this place to be a fortress and the fans to get behind us.”
Queens boss Gary Naysmith said: “It was a poor start and United pinned us back without creating that many chances.”