Philippe Clement learns from nervy Rangers fans what's chucked out first when the pressure is on – Ibrox analysis

Gio van Bronckhorst had a hand on it before it was ripped away by Ange Postecoglou. And with the Aussie in charge at Celtic, Michael Beale simply couldn’t get anywhere close to it.

Now with Philippe Clement the main man at Ibrox, Rangers couldn’t be any nearer to the Premiership peak. But having gone 742 long days since their last proper perch on the table’s summit, the Light Blues are going to have to wait a little longer to claim the position they desire most. Last night’s win over Ross County means a Hoops lead that once a stood at seven points has now been slashed to a single goal.

It’s a remarkable achievement for a manager who was given a challenge akin to scaling Everest when he walked into Ibrox just four months ago. Maybe the Rangers fans need reminded of that fact, though. Yes, their team should have been out of sight after an opening 45 minutes in which they had 19 shots to County’s three, yet found themselves ahead only by one as Cyriel Dessers struck twice either side of Simon Murray’s shock leveller.

But this was a night when the nerves nearly got the better of many in the stands before John Souttar added a third in stoppage time. Clement has now made use of 29 players since taking over in October but his week-to-week tinkering hasn’t impacted on results, with just five points dropped in his 16 league games.

Having made seven changes to his line-up against Ayr on Saturday, he made the same number again. The fact Oscar Cortes was absent from the line-up, though, would have pleasantly surprised caretaker County boss Don Cowie after the Colombian impressed against Scott Brown’s side in his first Gers start.

After Derek Adams’ bizarre 12-game stint as boss it was down to Cowie to get more from a side who have