Rangers on top after Old Firm victory

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GLASGOW (AFP) — Rangers cruised to the top of the Scottish Premier League with a double from former Celtic player Kenny Miller helping secure a 4-2 win against their Old Firm rivals at Parkhead.

Both teams finished with ten-men after Daniel Cousin and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink saw red in the second-half.

The teams had gone in level at half-time after a superb solo effort from Daniel Cousin was cancelled out by Celtic's Georgios Samaras.

But Miller came back to haunt his former employers, scoring twice either side of a Pedro Mendes wonder strike from 30 yards out before Shunsuke Nakamura scored a consolation goal in injury time.

In the first half both teams struggled to create many clear-cut chances.

In the fourth minute, Miller, facing jeers...