Rangers 5-0 win over Dundee is marred by delays with kick-off pushed back 45 MIN

Philippe Clement urged Rangers fans to leave the pyrotechnics at home as he lauded his players for scoring five times on a night of chaos at Dens Park.

Severe traffic congestion caused by an accident meant the Ibrox team bus didn’t arrive at the ground until 7.25pm, forcing the kick-off to be pushed back by 45 minutes to 8.30pm.

The game had just begun, however, when a display of flares by away supporters in the Bob Shankly Stand seemingly triggered a fire alarm. Police took control of the situation, with referee Kevin Clancy eventually taking players and staff back up the tunnel.

After a 19-minute delay, Rangers were dominant when play restarted — and took an early lead through Ryan Jack. Second-half goals from Danilo, Sam Lammers and Cyriel Dessers then followed before a 90th-minute penalty from skipper James Tavernier put the seal on an impressive away win.

While full of praise for the vocal backing his team received from the travelling fan base, Clement hopes there will be no more pyrotechnic disruption in the future.

‘I hope that the club does not face sanctions,’ said the Ibrox boss. ‘You come here in the warm-up and the stand is full, everyone is chanting and supporting the players, giving a lot of energy.

‘Those are very important things. We feel also the dynamic between fans and players is changing and it’s because of both sides.

‘The supporters are positive to the players and the players are doing the right things on the pitch. Those things we need to continue doing and not pyro things, because going inside is not a good thing.

‘We started the game brightly with pressing from Danilo and you can break the rhythm of the team like that.

‘It was good the team started bright again, but I think everyone will understand that