Rangers 0

Dundee 2

Scorers: Caniggia (14min.), Milne (90).

IBROX is a home for angry men these days, and the women are not too happy, either. Another depressingly uninspired showing, compounded by 60 seconds of foolishness from Craig Moore that left his team with 10 men for 42 minutes, had most of the 45,035 crowd spluttering in fury.

The Dundee win, giving the City of Discovery a rare double after Dundee United's cup win on Sunday, leaves Rangers still with a fight on their hands to beat Hibs to second spot and a place in the Champions League. Any slim title ambitions they held vanished altogether as they slid to 16 points behind Celtic.

There is not much left to be said about the ineptitude of the players who are filling in for the major names on the sidelines but the new man on the block, Marcus Gayle, did all right without much assistance. And, as the manager said, young players cannot be condemned when they are hauled into the side in these circumstances.

Rangers had held the upper hand before Dundee struck with a fine goal by Claudio Caniggia, who looked a decidedly classier act than anything else afield.

From then on, Dundee, in fact, played neater, more incisive football and, after a flurry by the Ibrox side following the sending-off of Moore, who fouled Juan Sara twice inside a minute in full view of referee John Rowbotham, they looked well capable of adding to their lead.

They did precisely that in the last minute when late substitute Steven Milne headed in a cross by another, even later, substitute, Walter del Rio.

Rangers' woes were not helped by a bad leg injury to Lorenzo Amoruso, who could be out for a while, another in the scarcely credible list of players invalided out of Ibrox at various stages this season.

''We will need to wait and see how he is when he goes to hospital tomorrow,'' said Dick Advocaat, who also acknowledged that his team ''is suffering.'' He went on: ''There is no confidence in the side and it is quite difficult to get a result. I can't complain about the younger players, but it is not right when they are asked to come into a team that is lacking in confidence. We get a break now and hope we will have three or four players back when we play again.''

He refused to discuss the sending-off of Moore, but it was obvious that he was very unhappy with the Australian defender.

Dundee manager Ivano Bonetti wanted to make it clear that he dedicated the victory to the memory of Dens kit man Willie Dryden, who died suddenly last week.

The Italian also paid remarkable tribute to his Scottish midfield man Gavin Rae. ''He could go straight into the Serie A today,'' he said. ''I would not acdept a #6m or #7m bid for him. He has pace, power, and personality. He is an animal. Of course, he can improve, but he is so very important to Dundee and the club's future. ''

Bonetti reckoned his team deserved to win. ''To beat Rangers for the first time was great - but it is the three points that matter.''

Star turn Caniggia added his bit. ''This win will help us believe in ourselves.''

French under-21 internation-alist Fabrice Fernandes did not get clearance in time to make his debut for Rangers but, as well as Gayle, young Steve Carson was making his first start after three shows as substitute.

Dundee made full use of the first attack they made when Barry Smith sent a cunning pass though to Caniggia and the Argentinian showed what class striking is about when he hammered the ball home, albeit off the inside of the near post.

Rangers almost hit back within a minute when Gayle set Carson through but the young man was disappointed when his drive was blocked by the keeper.

Rangers looked to have a real opening when a superb pass from Moore sent Flo off on the right, but the Norwegian tried to place his crossfield pass towards Gayle too precisely and Roccati dived forward to intercept the ball.

Caniggia had been quiet for a while but, suddenly, he burst into the picture again with a dart down the right and a low, hard-hit cross that was met on the run by Rae, but sped just outside a post.

Gayle had a worthy try just on half-time when he met a well- placed free-kick by Amoruso, but his header was too near Rocatti.

Rangers brought on Billy Dodds for Carson at the start of the second half which had hardly got going before Moore was booked for a foul on Sara much to the annoyance of Advocaat.

Worse was to follow for Rangers as Moore, inexplicably, dumped Sara again almost immediately. He was inevitably shown a second yellow card and then the red. Rangers made a quick change to plug the defensive gap, with Robert Malcolm replacing Allan Johnston.

Rangers had another booking to add to the list as Barry Ferguson downed Beto Garrido.

A yellow card for Dundee's Smith, after he bumped Konterman, was greeted with an ironic cheer but the Dens side were gradually taking the initiative with Amoruso, one of the few Rangers players who seemed to be giving his all for the cause, was taken off injured six minutes from the end after he was hurt in a tackle with Javier Artero.

However, there was still time for Milne and Del Rio to come on and create the second goal.

Rangers - Klos, Moore, Wilson, Amoruso, Porrini, Carson, Konterman, Fer-guson, Johnston, Gayle, Flo. Substitutes - Dodds, Christiansen, Leven, Malcolm, Kaupilla.

Dundee - Roccati, Smith, Marrocco, Tweed, Coyne, Artero, Rae, Garrido, Nemsadze, Caniggia, Sara. Substitutes - Langfield, Milne, Robertson, Del Rio, Russo.

Referee - J Rowbotham.