'More of the same will do us nicely' as Esselink singled out for praise

[BBC] United fans, we asked you for your thoughts after the 1-1 draw with Rangers that opened the Scottish Premiership season. Here's a taste of what you had to say... Mike : Great first half, deserved the lead. United weathered the Rangers onslaught second half and it could have gone either way at the end. I'm a happy United fan in Majorca, top of the league! Stephen : United will rue that gilt-edged chance to take all three points - and it wouldn't have been an unfair result on the balance of play over the full 90 minutes. Yes, it was a tough game and both sides had chances but United tried to play football, whereas this was like a Rangers team of old resorting to route one. Other than Thelo Aasgaard having some nice touches they were very poor and United should have punished them more. It bodes well for the rest of the season for us, nobody needs feared and we have to work just as hard now in every other match. Jim Goodwin seems to have assembled an improved squad and the tactics worked tonight. On to the next game with optimism. Craig : A solid start. Looks like we'll be playing a more attacking style this season. The new signings look promising and it's great to finally have some pace up front. We will miss Will Ferry massively if and when he leaves though - man of the match yet again. Lee : Major change from last season. The set-up is better, our players are better, and we played better football. I'd have loved to have seen Amar Fatah in this team! Early signs are promising! Jim : Reasonable start against a average Rangers team with Jesse Randall making mess of great chance to win it. No new signing stood out as exceptional, which is what you hope for, and the dearth of Scottish players on show now seems to be the norm. Ross : Outstanding first half, the best opening 45 minutes at Tannadice for a long time. Flowing link-up play, solid as a rock at the back and hugely impressive work rate across the park. Second half was bound to dip but still a decent display and a fully deserved point. Some real potential among the new signings , including Michael Forbes who was colossal in defence. But also a word of appreciation for Bert Esselink, who at times last season looked like he'd never appear in the first team again. More of the same will do us nicely.