Rangers in a rush on night of indicators ahead of Europa League blockbuster - Keith Jackson's big match verdict

It was a night when no one really wanted to be at Ibrox. Least of all Ross County.

But a Rangers support with its mind elsewhere and a group of players who know destiny is waiting for them, just days away in Seville, had to go through the motions nonetheless.

And the way Giovanni van Bronckhorst ’s players set about their business – getting this one done and dusted in the opening 28 minutes –was an indication that they too can hardly wait to get on with the job of facing Eintracht Frankfurt in next week’s Europa League Final.

Scott Wright opened the scoring and James Tavernier netted the second from the spot as Rangers rushed to get this one out of the way.

And even though sub Jordan White pulled one back for the visitors in a stop-start second-half, punctuated by a constant string of substitutes, late goals from Fashion Sakala and Amad Diallo ended it off in comprehensive style.

With the destination of the title being settled elsewhere, van Bronckhorst’s only real dilemma was centred around how to pick a team for domestic duty without risking everything that might be awaiting this team next Wednesday in Spain.

Leave them all on the masseur’s table? Or get one last 90 minutes into the tank of his main men before rolling out the B team at Tynecastle at the weekend?

That he opted to go strong but still couldn’t find a place for Kemar Roofe, suggests that he might have no choice but to attempt to win a European title without a recognised striker.

But then again, they have been getting used to it ever since Roofe hobbled out of the equation a couple of weeks ago so this then was one final dress rehearsal for Joe Aribo who is learning the job of leading the line on the hoof.

That Alex Lowry was also given a starting