First half hat-trick for Kris Boyd

Equals Larsson’s SPL goals record

The important thing for Rangers fans is that they have secured all three points against Dundee United in next to no time at all. Yes, Peterborough showed on Monday that teams can bounce back from a 4-0 deficit but it would be the biggest shock if Rangers didn’t see this game out.

Rangers have been in fantastic form of late and once again, they blew their opponents away at Ibrox very early on.

There was a blizzard in the air in Govan with the snow falling but one man who is not put off by a blizzard of white powder is Kris Boyd.

An early Boyd goal is almost as commonplace at Ibrox as a home side penalty and yet again, the Ayrshire striker made no mistake from the spot.

His second came when he thundered in a 25 yard free-kick after Steven Davis tapped the ball to him.

Boyd completed his hat-trick inside the opening half hour and this goal saw him draw level with Henrik Larsson with respect to goals in the SPL.

158 SPL goals.

It is quite a feat isn’t it? Larsson scored goals in the season before the SPL started so Larsson still outstrips the Rangers man with regards to top flight goals in Scotland but give the Rangers striker his due for now.

Don’t forget, a large number of these goals were scored for Kilmarnock, where the chances were not as freely made as they are at Ibrox.

For once, you may find a few Celtic fan’s hoping that Boyd gets another in the second half. After all, he is going to break Larsson’s SPL scoring record at some point. Maybe it would be better to do it at Ibrox rather than at Celtic Park on Sunday.

Boyd has never scored at Celtic Park in his entire career, in fact, Larsson has put the ball into the Celtic net more times than Boyd (2 to 1) but the way Celtic fans are feeling at the moment, it may be written for Boyd to strike on Sunday.

As an aside, Peter Houston doesn’t want the United job does he?

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