Philippe Clement praised Rangers' dominant performance as they ran out 3-0 winners over Aberdeen on Wednesday. (More Football News)
Clement has come under pressure in recent weeks after Rangers fell further behind leaders Celtic, but they have now secured back-to-back wins to move 13 points behi𓂃nd Brendan Rodgers' side.
Hamza Igamane gಌot the ball rolling for the hosts early on, putting them ahead with a composed finish, his 13th goal for the club, on 13 minutes.
Rangers continued to dominate, with Ianis Hagi striking the woodwork, but it took until seco😼nd-half ꧟stoppage time to truly make sure of the points as they scored twice in four minutes.
Substitute Leon Balogun, who had 𒀰earlier struck the post, nodded in their second at the far post before setting up fellow replacement Cyriel Dessers to guide in the third in the 97th minute.
It could easily have been more though, as Rangers had 29 shots, hitting the t🔴arget with 12 of those, as they generated 3.43 expected goals (xG).
"We had chances💫, a few good saves from the goalkeeper, and we hit the crossbar and post," Clement told BBC Scotland.
"But we kept pushing, as I demand, to score more and kill the belief of the op💝pཧonent.
"We played really𝓡 well. We had domination with and without the ball, with everybody working hard for 𒁃the team.
"You see more and more people start to understand things, and 🐽we're collectively bet⛦ter.
"[Hamza Igamane] is doing re🐈ally well, and we need to go on with this. He needs to do this all season, it's hard to get to the top but harder to stay there.
"I'm happy with the way Cyriel [Dessers] came in with a lot of energy and scoring a really go𒅌od goal. That's a plus and also the playeꦍrs coming back from injury."
Aberdeen, meanwhile, are currently on a 12-game winless🔯 stᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚreak as they continue to struggle to regain their early-season spark.
They found it ꦯdifficult ℱto create chances, with Liam Kelly only needing to make two saves from their six attempts.
Aberdeen also only managed 11 touches in the opposition box compared to Rangers' 43, and man꧅ager Jimmy Thelin lamented their lack of composure.
"You don't want ♛errors like that, but they happen. We have things to work on," he told BBC Scotland.
"Like how we play with the ball, we♋ have to be more composed and find better rhythm in games. We had too many transitio❀ns against us, and they are good in transitions.
"The fans' expectations are higher. We are in a challenging time right now, a🐈 mix of everything, we are in a ♊bad run, some injuries and new players.
"We need to find the rhythm and stabilise as a team. Sometimes, when you don't have the rhythm with the♍ ball, the players run and fight for each other. They still tried with everything they had, but it costs a lot of energy when you give away the ball too many times.
"The perfo𒁃rmances have to be better to deserve the points."
