Goals in either half from Cyriel Dessers and James Tavernier helped Rangers cruise to an impressive 2-0 Scottish Premiership win over Livingston at the Tony Macaroni Arena.
On a very comfortable afternoon in West Lothian, Philippe Clement's side continued to apply pressure on league leaders Celtic at the top of the table as they moved within five points, albeit briefly, ahead of the Hoops' clash with Aberdeen.
Dessers - reinstated to the starting line-up - fired the visitors in front after 26 minutes with a rather scuffed finish after Tavernier's earlier penalty miss.
The Gers skipper redeemed himself from the spot in the 75th minute to put the contest to bed and the Ibrox side could easily have added to the scoreline in a game dominated by VAR drama that also had two disallowed goals.
Here’s our Rangers post-match player ratings:
Unused subs: Robby McCrorie (GK), Dujon Sterling, Kemar Roofe, Ben Davies.
9. Tom Lawrence - 7/10
Some much-needed minutes for the Welshman who offers great creativity in the No.10 role. Excellent assist by slipping Dessers through on goal and is a very important player when fully fit. Subbed. | SNS Group
10. Ross McCausland - 8/10
A first start to be proud off. The youngster added an injection of pace and trickery to proceedings. Won his side a penalty after going down under the keeper's challenge, which Tavernier subsequently missed. Unlucky to see his goal chopped off for a foul in the build-up. A constant threat. Subbed. Photo: Alan Harvey - SNS Group
11. Abdallah Sima - 5/10
A rare off-day for the Senegalese forward who struggled to get going and failed to have an impact on the game. Didn't get a clear sight at goal. Subbed. | Getty Images
12. Cyriel Dessers - 7/10
Much more like it from the heavily criticised frontman who could easily have scored more than one goal. Got into some dangerous areas in behind the Livi defence and looked a real threat right up until he was subbed. | Getty Images