4 first time Rangers scorers lift the Ibrox mood but lingering concerns not washed away by Livingston rout - 3 talking points

Rangers left it late to run over the top of Livingston as Sam Lammers, Danilo, Abdallah Sima and Kieran Dowell all opened their club accounts.

The victory also put their first points of the board for the season but boss Michael Beale will be concerned by more spells of sloppiness a week on from losing their Premiership opener at Kilmarnock. Lammers had Rangers ahead inside 10 minutes but Beale’s hopes for a straightforward afternoon were again frustrated by Gers' lack of clinical cutting edge. Jack Butland had to make two important second half stops as Gers again flirted with danger after failing to make the most of their chances.

When Brazilian ace Danilo finally put some daylight between the teams, it sparked a Livi collapse as Davie Martindale’s knackered Lions let in Sima and Dowell to put a gloss on the result Rangers really didn’t deserve. Having toiled to break down Killie’s stubborn shape last week, Beale’s side found themselves facing question marks over their ability to open up tight defences.

The Ibrox boss would have been delighted then to see his side grab an early goal and relieve themselves from some the pressure that’s been building since that Rugby Park set-back. Cantwell’s clever dummy from Lammers pass meant Livi took their eye off the former Norwich ace for a split second as he spun to collect Cyriel Dessers’ cute ball round the corner.

A sudden burst of pace took Cantwell past Mickey Devlin and while Shamal George did well to keep out the initial strike, the Livi No.1 could do nothing as Lammers arrived into the box to rasp the rebound into the far corner. The goal seemed to be just what Gers needed to grease their wheels as they stepped up the tempo.

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