After the sting of dropped points at Dundee, Derek McInnes got the reaction he wanted as Rangers rolled over St Johnstone in emphatic style.
Derek McInnes asked for a response, and Rangers gave him one. After the frustration of dropping two points at Dundee, the Ibrox side came out against St Johnstone and made a statement in emphatic fashion.
The manager had made no secret of his disappointment at the Dundee result, and the message to his squad was clear: that standard was not good enough. The reaction showed up in the intensity and sharpness Rangers brought to the next outing, a marked change from the flatness that cost them in the previous game.
The biggest positive for McInnes is the sight of his forwards finding their rhythm. Goals from the front line have been the thing every Rangers supporter wants to see, and a performance where the strikers look sharp and confident will lift the whole group heading into the next stretch of fixtures.
One strong display does not settle a season, and McInnes will want proof that this is a new baseline rather than a one-off. But for a team that needed to bounce back quickly, this was exactly the way to do it.
