A star-studded Rangers performance finally got Philippe Clement off the mark in the Old Firm derby as his rampant Light Blues downed Celtic 3-0 at Ibrox.

The hosts were all over their city rivals from the get-go and broke the deadlock after just seven minutes when Ianis Hagi's low drive beat Kasper Schmeichel. Rangers upped the ante in search of a second and their perseverance finally paid off 21 minutes after the restart when Robin Propper pounced on a rebound from a corner to double the lead.

Celtic were well and truly blown away and Clement's charges wrapped up the points in style nine minutes from time when Danilo was on hand to convert after Jefte's deflected effort fell his way.

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Rangers still trail Celtic by 11 points at the top of the Premiership but their commanding display that contained several man-of-the-match worthy performances will give Clement hope that they can claw back the gap. The Belgian himself was also in dire need of a result after disappointing results against Motherwell and St Mirren over the festive period saw him face fresh calls for the sack.

Liam Kelly: Huge match to come into but didn’t look overawed. Smart save at end of first half and was confident with the ball at his feet. 8

Ridvan Yilmaz: Had a stormer slotting in on the right side where he kept Maeda quite while getting bombing forward with several digs at goal. 9

Robin Propper: Taken a lot of flak of late but stepped up to cope with Celtic attack and then topped his day with his first goal for the club. 8

Dujon Sterling: Rose to the challenge brilliantly in the makeshift Rangers defence, made a couple of important blocks and barely gave Celts a sniff. 8

Jefte: Up against arguably the best player in the country this term but had Kuhn under wraps all day and hurt the Hoops at the other end. 8

Nicolas Raskin: Relished having the armband, pressed relentlessly and had a huge hand in winning the ball for Hagi’s goal in an impressive display. 9

Mohamed Diomande: Superb at hassling the Celtic midfield to force turnovers and get his side running at the Hoops backline. Dominant. 9

Ianis Hagi: One of his best displays for Gers under Philippe Clement and anyone else. Notched a superb opener and was in the thick of it all day cutting in from the left flank. 9

Nedim Bajrami: Deployed in the no.10 role but superb work without the ball as he helped forced Celtic to concede possession in dangerous areas. 8

Vaclav Cerny: Pace was a constant threat in behind and unlucky not to be on the scoresheet after being denied twice by the woodwork. 8

Hamza Igamane: Was a real handful due to his unpredictability and his runs seemed to confuse Brendan Rodgers' defenders as much as teammates. 8

SUBS

Danilo: (for Bajrami 80) Bagged a third barely two minutes after coming off the bench to cap an incredible day. 5

Robbie Fraser: (for Jefte 92) Given a taste taste of the action. 2

Connor Barron: (for Diomande 95) Thrown on for the final seconds. 1

Oscar Cortes: (for Raskin 95) Among the last minute arrivals. 1

Cyriel Dessers: (for Igamane 95) Got to enjoy the celebrations after the whistle. 1