Two goals from Abdallah Sima ensured Rangers stayed within eight points of Scottish Premiership Leaders Celtic with battling victory over St Mirren at Ibrox.
The Brighton & Hove Albion loanee, who has proved one of few success stories of the club's summer signing spree, opened the scoring late in the first half to ease the frustration felt within the stands. The Senegalese forward wrapped up the points with a composed finish with 20 minutes remaining after being played through on goal by Todd Cantwell.
Philippe Clement's side knew they needed to avoid falling further behind their fierce rivals, who had overcome St Johnstone 3-1 at McDiarmid Park in Sunday's lunchtime kick-off.
And despite producing a less than convincing performance against the Paisley outfit, the Gers got the job done as they put to bed two consecutive draws with Stephen Robinson's men.
Here’s our post-match Rangers player ratings:
Unused subs: Robby McCrorie (GK), John Souttar, Jose Cifuentes, Ben Davies.
13. Danilo (SUB) - 5/10
Replaced Dessers just after the hour mark and looked much livelier than the Nigerian without getting on the score sheet. | Getty Images
14. Rabbi Matondo (SUB) - 3/10
Introduced for McCausland but didn't get on the ball a great deal. | SNS Group
15. Ridvan Yilmaz (SUB) - 2/10
Like-for-like replacement for Barisic with ten minutes left to play. No time to make an impact. | SNS Group
16. Sam Lammers (SUB) - 2/10
On for a late cameo after replacing Cantwell after a lacklustre showing in Europe. | Getty Images