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JIM GOODWIN insists he didn't try to play mind games with Philippe Clement to help Dundee United come away with a deserved weekend point against Rangers.

- SCOTT BURNS

The United manager got the upper hand before a ball was even kicked when he said he was looking for his players to frustrate the Ibrox crowd by making full use of nervous energy that could be in the air.

Clement took the bait and admitted he liked it when others motivate his players-although it didn't work as Rangers dropped another costly two points.

Goodwin explained: "No, I mean, look, I really wasn't trying to be clever. I was just stating the obvious.

"It's something that managers say before every time they play Celtic or Rangers away from home.

We know the expectation that's on those two teams and we know that the fans can be quite fickle at times if things aren't going| according to plan.