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Rangers domination as Premiership top XI named after weekend win

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Rangers have dominated the latest edition of WhoScored.com’s Premiership Team of the Week following their weekend win at Dundee.

The Gers triumphed 1-0 over James McPake’s side in a tricky fixture at Dens Park.

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Joe Aribo was the matchwinner for Rangers in Dundee. (Photo by Steve Welsh/Getty Images,)

The three points ensured that they remain top of the league and four players have now received recognition for their individual performances.

Jon McLaughlin, James Tavernier, Calvin Bassey and Joe Aribo have all made WhoScored.com‘s latest XI.

McLaughlin achieved the highest rating of the Rangers quartet with 8.44, while Aribo came second with 8.24, Tavernier third with 7.63 and Bassey fourth with 7.52.

Only one other club, Celtic, has more than one representative in the XI, with Jota and Liel Abada both making it despite their failure to beat Dundee United at Parkhead.

The other players to make the XI were Ryan Sweeney of Dundee, Dundee United’s Ryan Edwards, Cammy Devlin of Hearts, St Mirren’s Jamie McGrath and Tony Watt of Motherwell.

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After Rangers’ narrow weekend victory, Jon McLaughlin was one of four Gers to make the Premiership top-performing XI. (Photo by Jose Manuel Alvarez/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images)

It’s little surprise that McLaughlin was Rangers’ highest-rated performer, given that he saved a penalty and kept a clean sheet.

However, Aribo was certainly also worthy of a rating above eight after scoring a fine first-half winner.

Tavernier’s 300th Rangers appearance wasn’t his best in the shirt but his individual stats were still decent, while Bassey delivered a relatively encouraging display after once again being picked ahead of Borna Barisic.

One of the four Rangers representatives is surely in line for a new Ibrox deal following his strong start to the season.