Mark Warburton suffered his first defeat as Rangers manager as St Johnstone dismissed the Championship leaders from the Scottish League Cup with a 3-1 win at Ibrox.
The third-round encounter was deemed to be the biggest test of the season for the Englishman whose team had won 11 consecutive games in all competitions since he took over in the summer.
Goals from the midfielders Murray Davidson and Simon Lappin gave the Premiership side a comfortable interval lead which would have been increased had Steven MacLean not missed a sitter.
Michael O’Halloran added a third seconds after the restart and, though the right-back James Tavernier pulled a goal back in the 61st minute to give Rangers some hope, it turned out to be no more than a consolation amid what many will see as a reality check, especially defensively.
Saints had been beaten 1-0 in the quarter-finals of the same competition in Govan last season and had yet to win away from home this term and Rangers seemed to sense a hesitancy at the start.
However, the Perth men almost stole ahead in the fourth minute with their first foray up the pitch. The right-back Joe Shaughnessy’s throw-in from the right ended up at the feet of Lappin 20 yards from goal and his thunderous drive was tipped past the post by Rangers’ keeper, Wes Foderingham.
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