Dundee Utd 0 Rangers 3
Rangers recorded their eighth successive league victory at the expense of a Dundee United side struggling at the other end of the table.
Goals from Lorenzo Amoruso, Barry Ferguson and Shota Arveladze extend Rangers' advantage over champions Celtic to four points.
Amoruso had scored the only goal of the game the last time Rangers came to Tannadice and he opened the scoring in the 22nd minute when he rose to head in an Arteta free kick.
Ferguson and Arteta were superb in midfield and it was the captain who made it 2-0 in first half stoppage time.
Ferguson made the move himself with a long ball to send de Boer into space. He followed up by motoring into the box to meet the cross with a sweetly struck shot.
United had been second best and the chances dried up altogether after the break.
The best of their earlier efforts had fallen to Scotland striker Steven Thompson who had seen a first minute effort blocked by Amoruso before he was denied a much better chance by a point blank save from Stefan Klos.
Arveladze wrapped things up in the 73rd minute when another quality ball from Arteta sent de Boer's replacement, Claudio Caniggia away down the right.
The Georgian slid in to meet his cross and although Gallacher was able to parry his first effort a simple chance presented itself from the rebound.
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