Rangers made to fight hard for victory

Rangers cut the gap to leaders Celtic in the Scottish premier league to five points with a battling 3-2 victory at Kilmarnock…

Rangers cut the gap to leaders Celtic in the Scottish premier league to five points with a battling 3-2 victory at Kilmarnock today.

Alex McLeish's side, whose Champions League hopes took a big knock in their heavy defeat by Manchester United on Tuesday, trailed 2-1 with half an hour left.

But Georgian striker Shota Arveladze, with his second of the night, made the score 2-2 after 63 minutes and Nuno Capucho grabbed an 87th-minute winner for the Scottish champions.

Unbeaten Celtic demolished Dunfermline 5-0 at Celtic Park yesterday, their 11th win from 12 league games so far. They have 34 points to Rangers' 29.

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