Terrors relegated after derby

Dundee United have been relegated from the Scottish Premiership after a 2-1 defeat at Dundee.

United’s season from hell suffered one final slap in the face as city rivals Dundee grabbed a last-gasp 2-1 win to confirm their relegation.

The Tannadice outfit were hurled through the top-flight trapdoor when Craig Wighton fired a last-gasp winner after Kosta Gadzhalov had cancelled out Edward Ofere’s opener.

It brings an end to the Terrors’ 20-year run in the top-flight and leaves chairman Stephen Thompson facing a financial nightmare with drastic cost cuttings imminent.

Thirty-three years on from seeing United lift their only league crown at their Dens Park patch, the Dundee faithful mercilessly lapped it up as their team dished out a plate of cold revenge.

The home fans came sporting masks featuring the face of beleaguered United boss Mixu Paatelainen while pranksters also tried to sneak in a Tangerine coffin only to be foiled by police.

Paatelainen was hired in October to fix the mess left behind by Jackie McNamara. But in truth the Finn only made things worse and his future is now in serious …

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