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Willie Miller praises Bruno Alves display for Rangers

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Pedro Caixinha’s Glasgow Rangers won against St Johnstone, thanks to goals from Ibrox stars Carlos Pena and Graham Dorrans, with defender Bruno Alves playing well.

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Former Aberdeen and Scotland international central defender Willie Miller has told BBC Sport (21:43) that Bruno Alves was magnificent for Rangers against St. Johnstone away from home at McDiarmid Park in Perth.

Rangers got the better of St. Johnstone 3-0 in the Scottish Premiership on Friday evening.

Carlos Pena scored twice for Pedro Caixinha’s side, and Graham Dorrans added the third in the 86th minute.

Former Aberdeen manager Miller was following the match, and he was impressed with the performance of Alves.

Bruno Alves of Portugal and Chris Wood of New Zealand battle for possession during the FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 Group A match between New Zealand and Portugal at Saint...

The Portugal international central defender, who joined Rangers in the summer transfer window after leaving Cagliari at the end of the 2016-17 campaign, featured in the match.

The 35-year-old centre-back started the game and played for the entire 90 minutes, and Miller says that he was “magnificent.”

“I thought Bruno Alves was magnificent,” Miller told BBC Sport (21:43). “He is an imposing figure.”

Bruno Alves of Portugal and Fedor Smolov of Russia battle for possession during the FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 Group A match between Russia and Portugal at Spartak Stadium on June...

Over the course of the 90 minutes at at McDiarmid Park in Perth on Friday evening, visitors Rangers had 55% of the possession, took 15 shots of which five were on target, and earned two corners, according to BBC Sport.

The win means that Rangers are now third in the Scottish Premiership table with 17 points from three matches.