Danny Rohl’s first home game as Rangers head coach saw the Light Blues take a step in the right direction with a 3-1 William Hill Premiership win over Kilmarnock at Ibrox.

Centre-back Derek Cornelius scored his first Gers goal with a header in the 15th minute, only for Killie’s George Stanger to level – seven minutes before the break – after a mistake by home goalkeeper Jack Butland from a corner.

Rangers striker Bojan Miovski had the ball in the opposition net but was ruled offside.

But Brazil forward Danilo’s header five minutes after the restart counted as did the drive in the 72nd minute from substitute Youssef Chermiti, who notched his first Gers goal since his move from Everton in the summer for a reported fee of £8.5million.

Rohl was installed as Russell Martin’s successor last Monday and on Thursday watched his new charges slump to a 3-0 Europa League defeat to Brann in Bergen, but the 36-year-old German would have been encouraged by some of the stuff his side produced against Killie.

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