Rangers – with three away wins in 11 – sit 15 points behind William Hill Premiership leaders Celtic, who could make it 18 against Dundee on Tuesday night, with a section of disgruntled Light Blues fans walking out of Sunday’s 3-1 win over St Johnstone at Ibrox in protest at new chief executive Patrick Stewart’s public backing of the manager.

Rangers boss Philippe Clement called for a united front after some fans walked out in protest on 55 minutes despite a 3-1 win over St. Johnstone on Sunday to bounce back to winning ways.St. Johnstone are now nine points adrift at the bottom of the table and Sanders' header early in the second half was nothing but a consolation.

A 15-point gap behind Celtic in January is simply intolerable to Rangers supporters, particularly after the false dawn of having comprehensively beaten their city - and Scottish title - rivals just over a week ago.