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Rangers held on for a goalless draw at Kilmarnock on Saturday after Pedro Mendes and boss Walter Smith were sent off.
Portuguese midfielder Mendes saw red for two bookings before half-time and Ibrox manager Smith was sent to the stands for protesting too aggressively against the decision.
But despite playing for 45 minutes with ten men, the Scottish champions – who have now drawn their last two league matches – were able to withstand severe Kilmarnock pressure to maintain their unbeaten record.
Their cause was helped when Killie’s Manuel Pascali was dismissed for a second booking nine minutes from full-time.
Veteran defender David Weir returned to the Rangers line-up after he missing the midweek Champions League draw in Stuttgart through injury, while midfielder Lee McCulloch was deployed at centre-half in place of the suspended Madjid Bougherra.
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Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has warned former Old Trafford favourite Carlos Tevez to expect a hostile reception from the supporters who used to adore him if he features for Manchester City in Sunday’s derby showdown.
Tevez is expected to win his fight to recover from a knee injury in time to line up against his former United teammates on his first return to the club he left to join City in a £24 million deal during the close-season.
Ferguson might have preferred to have kept Tevez, but if he did he has done a good job of hiding that feeling amid the war of words between both camps ahead of this derby.
The Scot admits he couldn’t care less if Tevez plays or not, claimed Emmanuel Adebayor is City’s best player and hinted that the Argentinian might be on the receiving end of some abuse from United supporters.
Ferguson said: “We offered what they asked for (for Tevez) at the beginning, when he joined us it was £24 million but he had obviously made his mind up.
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