McInnes's Rangers stumble in Scottish Premiership opener at Dundee United

Rangers travelled to Tannadice Park with McInnes pledging to "just win", but fell behind to a Lachlan Rose finish in the 38th minute after Josh Randall's low cross was left by Mark Sapsford.

Thelo Aasgaard levelled seven minutes into the second half with a powerful strike from inside the box, shifting onto his left foot before firing into the corner. Rangers improved markedly after the restart, with Youssef Chermiti denied twice before Aasgaard's equaliser, according to Sky Sports.

Lawrence Shankland, the new Ibrox captain, had an early chance to put Rangers ahead but his clever flick was tipped over by Jack Walton. Ryan Naderi also forced a save from the United goalkeeper in the first half.

Dundee United squandered the most costly opportunity when Josh Randall was clean through on goal in the 84th minute but inexplicably sent the ball straight at Rangers keeper Ivor Pandur instead of attempting to lob him.

The draw extends Rangers' run of dropped points in season openers to four consecutive years, a pattern McInnes will be keen to reverse quickly despite a solid second-half display.