Levein to wield axe after defeat

Craig Levein said some of his players were not good enough

Dundee United boss Craig Levein has threatened to wield the axe after his side's 5-0 drubbing by Rangers.

"This game tells me a lot about the players I have," said Levein after the heavy defeat at Ibrox.

"I look at some of them and I think they don't care if they lose three or five goals. That's just unacceptable.

"The good thing is that the window is open and I'll make changes. Those who've been continually on the sharp end of these defeats will leave."

Levein said too often the side have lost by heavy scorelines and he would not tolerate it.

"A lot of previous managers have looked at it and tried to solve the problem," he said.

"I'll just get rid of them, it's as simple as that. There are people who don't want to do things properly, who won't fight until the end of a match, who won't roll their sleeves up, and it's no good.

"It's taken me 12 games now to really be able to pinpoint the players who are not doing a job. They will leave so watch out for changes."