Rangers 2-0 St Johnstone: Analysis

This victory over St Johnstone was timely for Rangers winger Vaclav Cerny. He repaid manager Philippe Clement’s faith after recent criticism, particularly after his incredible miss in Thursday’s 4-1 defeat by Lyon.

Cerny has had an interesting start to life at Rangers. Some early promise, followed by reacting to his own fans, that miss, then deleting his Instagram account.

The winger delivered here and it could be a massive moment for him. He showed the quality he has with his two goals and made a bee-line for the manager after scoring.

Cerny looks like a confidence player and this should bring some.

The half-time return of Romania midfielder Ianis Hagi offered another option for Clement. That will be delayed with suspension to now follow. The guy just cannot buy a break, it seems.

It is another league win that might have been more comfortable with another domestic clean sheet. That eases Rangers into an international break during which they can regroup before a tricky trip to Kilmarnock in two weeks.