Jim Goodwin could sense nerves at Rangers in their Premier Sports Cup quarter-final win over Dundee - which is why he takes so much heart from Aberdeen comfortably defeating Partick Thistle.
The Dons boss watched his side go 3-0 up on the Championship leaders before half-time and made changes at the break, eventually winning 4-1 to tee up a semi-final against Giovanni van Bronckhorst's men in January. Second-tier Dundee meanwhile forced Rangers into being booed off at Ibrox as they booked their last four spot in unconvincing fashion via a 1-0 win.
A struggle in Glasgow shows Goodwin that his team had the better of the final eight proceedings. He said on Sportsound: "The first half I thought we were excellent against a Partick Thistle side flying high in their own league. We had to be at our best and we made changes at half-time. I hope people don't dwell too much on the second half performance.
