"Hagi was different gravy", "Give us the title already", "Road to 55 seems a stroll": Rangers fans react to 23-point lead over Celtic in Scottish Premiership

Steven Gerrard’s 150th match in charge of Rangers ended in a 5-0 win against Ross County and fans are counting down the days until they can celebrate a first title in 10 years.

Rangers Ryan Kent and Leo Hjelde in action during a Scottish Premiership match between Rangers and Ross County at Ibrox, on January 23, 2021, in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Rob Casey / SNS Group)

Goals from Ryan Kent, Filip Helander and Joe Aribo before half-time were complemented by Ryan Jack and Connor Goldson in the second half as Rangers took another step towards the Scottish Premiership trophy – and the fans’ praise was widespread on what one described as “an excellent afternoon for a bear”.

@petera1872: “Literally the only good thing in lockdown is watching rangers so when it’s a joy to watch like today it lifts the mood big time

@greatdane1969: “Great to see the GD take a boost. That’s worth another point.”

Rangers player ratings

Micheal Burton: “This "road to 55" seems to be like a country stroll atm.”

Ryan Lindsay: “Just give us the league title already. It is done and dusted. No point in delaying the inevitable.”

@craig_boyle: “Brilliant result, crazy to think of the quality we have returning (Jack, Roofe etc) on top of the current starting 11. Would like to see more of Defoe and Itten on together.”

Nathan Patterson and Tony Andreu in action during a Scottish Premiership match between Rangers and Ross County at Ibrox, on January 23, 2021, in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Rob Casey / SNS Group)

@Al_Suth: “Five different scorers, four different assistants. Clean sheet and Could easily have been more , excellent afternoon for a bear.”

@GMan5420: “Exactly how we should be playing against teams like that. Most cohesive and hard working team in football.”

Stephen Halliday’s match analysis from Ibrox

Particular players came in for praise too – and there was still backing for captain James Tavernier despite his missed penalty.

Rangers bring on Bongani Zungu, Ryan Jack, Cedric Itten and Jermain Defoe during a Scottish Premiership match between Rangers and Ross County at Ibrox, on January 23, 2021, in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Rob Casey / SNS Group)

@lewisVALYOO: “That man Barisic is irreplaceable please new contract Hagi starting games = assists Kent was at his best unplayable, wish he could do that every week.”

@RFC1872II: “Helander and Goldson > Italy 2006 defence.”

@Rfcgeo104: “We are a joy to watch. Jack’s been out how long? Ran the show when he came on.

Kallen Kerr: “Absolutely superb performance. Only now do I realise how much we've missed Ryan Jack these past few months!”

Decky Mair: “Best performance in weeks every one was class today but Hagi was different gravy.”@RS1872: “Absolutely tremendous. To a player today we were absolutely top drawer, best performance we’ve turned out in a while... same again Wednesday boys!”

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