Cyriel Dessers smiled as he branded a Dundee rival as a "pain in the ass" after Rangers' comeback win at Dens Park.
The Ibrox frontman was stifled on multiple occasions by Trevor Carson in between the posts for Dundee on Saturday.
Dessers admitted Carson's excellent shot-stopping was a "pain in the ass" but the striker was thrilled to have the last laugh as he fired home a late, late winner.
🎢 "It was a rollercoaster!" Rangers' winning goalscorer Cyriel Dessers reacts to the dramatic victory at Dens Park ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/WOBS29mHXR
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"He was a pain in the a** for me tonight and had a lot of good saves but I was happy to beat him in the end," said Dessers on Sky Sports after the 4-3 comeback win.
"That's the life of a striker.
"A few finishes I hit well but he saved them.
"I thought maybe the next one would go in but I'm happy to beat him at the end.
"He was not happy at the end but I was happy."
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Asked to reflect on the match, Dessers joked: "You'd need to give me a few minutes to sum that game up - I can't fathom what just happened.
"From the first minute until the end, it was a roller-coaster. There was a lot of pain for 91 minutes but to win this feels great.
"At 2-0 down, it was very hard mentally. We got back into the game with a great cross by Tav and the own goal. I knew something was possible but then we lost another goal.
"You think again. It was a shame.
"The mentally of coming back showed again. But unfortunately we're having to show it too much. It would be a lot easier if we threw the first punch and they had to come back."
