Neil Warnock moans about Rangers ball boys' tactics as Aberdeen bow ends in defeat

Aberdeen boss Neil Warnock was left frustrated after his team's 2-1 defeat to Rangers. Goals from Rabbi Matondo and Todd Cantwell ensured the veteran manager got off to a losing start with his new club.

And after the game, Warnock expressed his anger with the tactics involved late on from the Rangers ball boys as they held onto the win. He said: "It was my type of game that. My type of atmosphere. When you get the ball boys wasting time at the end in the last 10 minutes you know you're doing well, don't you?

"They must be coached very well, are they coached with the first team? They throw it back when they are losing and when they are winning they hide the ball under their jumpers. I didn't think you did that at this level. That was a new one for me that."

Despite the loss, Warnock praised striker Bojan Miovski who scored his 20th goal of the season to briefly level proceedings at Ibrox.

He remarked: "I said to him yesterday, 'I've not seen one of you in the Premier League, never let alone in Scotland. I think he'll get 30 goals for me this season. I said to him, 'I'm glad the window is closed. You've got me now and I've got you'.

"He's super, a good lad with a good attitude. You don't normally get strikers who work their socks off but he does that. And it was great to see a referee go across (to monitor) and not change his mind. We don't get that in England."

Rangers boss Philippe Clement will think about whether to appeal against Dujon Sterling's red card, which he found too strict.

He explained: "Yes, that's something we need to decide as a club. I never make these decisions alone. It was a harsh decision for me. Dujon slipped and he hits the toes of the opponent. I didn't see until now many red cards that you touch the opponent at his toes. If I look back, I cannot remember one moment."

Clement was happy with how united his team was during the tough win.

He shared: "You get a knock there just before half-time and then it is important to stay calm and to continue what you are doing, not start to doubt."

"It is a big difference with a few months ago that the belief stays and everybody keeps on pushing to get the result. That was one circumstance and then the second is the red card 10 minutes before the end of the game.

"You need to struggle in those minutes, although it was not really a struggle. We even had chances to score a goal because we kept on going but it made it more difficult to finish the game.

"Maybe at the end it is good to show everybody how aligned everybody is in the club now, the fans and players, because it was amazing to feel this energy out of the stands in the last 10 minutes."