Neil McCann has stressed that Dundeeās victory over Ross County was “every bit as big” as their shock win against Rangers.
The Dark Blues lifted themselves up to ninth in the table after earning three points in consecutive league games for the first time since McCannās first two matches in charge at the tail end of last season.
The 2-0 success against County backed up the surprise 2-1 triumph over Rangers, with midfielder Mark OāHara following on from his double against the Ibrox club with the crucial opener in the Highlands.
And McCann, who had been under fire earlier in the season after five successive defeats, believes the back-to-back wins are concrete evidence of the improvements being made at Dens Park.
The Dundee boss commented: āI said to them during the game that the victory against Rangers was fantastic for them because it almost reinforced and showed that the work weāve been doing was not just empty words.
āI heard Rangers saying they didnāt play well. We didnāt play our best in that game – but we won, and it was so, so important for them.
āItās a brilliant three points on Saturday. I said to them that the three last week was great against Rangers, but this is every bit as big.ā
Dundee held on to OāHaraās first-half breakthrough until a minute from the end when Faissal El Bakhtaouiās clever lobbed finish sealed the 2-0 victory.
And McCann was eager to praise all of his players as they leapfrogged Kilmarnock and Ross County and stretched their advantage over Partick Thistle at the bottom to four points.
He added: āThat was a total team performance. They worked so hard and I think the whole team deserved man of the match.ā