OPINION
Alfredo Morelos was once again the man on everybody’s lips at Rangers on Sunday for the right reasons as his late brace secured a much needed three points against a dogged St Johnstone side.
The Gers found themselves behind to their Premiership rivals just before half time in a game in which the Light Blues struggled to muster up too many chances.
With Celtic having won on Saturday it looked as though Steven Gerrard’s hopes of an unlikely title push were slipping from his grasp until Morelos scored five minutes after the hour mark, sealing the turnaround with another goal five minutes from time.
It was a nervy clash and one which will have had fans tearing their hair out over but what else can they take away from the win?
This is Futbol has picked out three things learned about the Gers on Sunday:
Gerrard proves himself wrong with two up front
After trying it early on in the season, Gerrard seemed to have put the prospect of playing two strikers up front to bed, but with his side facing the prospect of a disappointing defeat he turned to Kyle Lafferty to join Morelos up front.
The manager’s decision worked a treat, the St Johnstone defence forced to work twice as hard to stop the Gers and the pressure eventually paid off.
It was not pretty, but Gerrard has proved himself wrong about playing two up top.
Middleton a real game changer
He might only be 18 but Glenn Middleton is clearly one of the most naturally talented players at Ibrox right now.
His cross for Alfredo Morelos’ equaliser was as perfect as you will see and with service like that on a regular basis the Colombian – or whoever is chosen to lead the line – will score bags of goals.
He is not looking like threatening the starting XI but it is promising for Gerrard that he has such a game changer at his disposal.
Worrall + Goldson = Trouble
There is no doubting that Joe Worrall and Connor Goldson are quality centre backs for Gerrard at Ibrox but what on earth happens when the two of them play together?
Their usual confidence evaporates and they become a bag of nerves, struggling to carry out simple instructions and being threatened by the most simple of tasks.
This was not the first time that they have been the Light Blues’ chosen centre back pairing but it needs to be the last.