"I've just told them I thought they were rubbish," said Peter Houston, when asked how he greeted his Dundee United players in the wake of this 5-1 victory. The thing was, you knew exactly what he meant. The Tannadice side started badly, got marginally better and finished with a clinical flourish – but their overall performance was by no means four goals better than that of a stunned St Johnstone.
Dundee Utd's Milos Lacny (second right) celebrates his goal Photograph: SNS
