A double from striker Bojan Miovski helped Rangers move within six points of the Scottish Premiership summit after a comfortable win over struggling Kilmarnock.

A fine, late solo effort from substitute Mikey Moore put the icing on the Ibrox cake and the game well and truly beyond the home side in a clinical display from the visitors.

The major damage was done by his North Macedonian team-mate earlier on, however.

A first-half toe poke and a neat finish shortly after the interval knocked the stuffing out of a Kilmarnock side who started each half positively but failed to make their chances count.

Their frustration was symbolised by manager Stuart Kettlewell being sent to the stand after exchanging words with the fourth official.

His side will look back at the wasted opportunities to clear their lines before Miovski prodded in the first after it looked like the momentum of the attack had subsided.

A good advantage from referee Kevin Clancy shortly after the break then left Killie even further behind.

After Findlay Curtis was fouled, Nico Raskin was allowed to continue the move and played Miovski in where his near-post finish completely bamboozled Killie keeper Tobi Oluwayemi.

The Kilmarnock response was quick and drew two super stops from Rangers keeper Jack Butland.

Moore's late cameo made quite the impact, though. He spun and finished superbly to put the game beyond the hosts' reach before scoring again from the tightest of angles, only for the effort to be ruled out by the video assistant referee (VAR) for a foul in the build-up.

This was a game that improved the longer it went on and will leave Rangers feeling good about themselves after trailing leaders Hearts and also Celtic by nine points at kick-off.

They are now within half a dozen of both, who meet in Glasgow's east end on Sunday (15:00 GMT).

Some of Rangers' build-up play was very easy on the eye, as was the quality of the second and third goals. They did, however, have a tendency to over-play at times rather than go for the killer blow.

There was also a familiar vulnerability at the back with the makeshift pairing of Manny Fernandez and Nasser Djiga continuing in the injury-enforced absences of John Souttar and Derek Cornelius.

As if those lossed were not bad enough, it looks like there's another injury for the Ibrox medical team to attend to, with Nedim Bajrami barely lasting 20 minutes before clutching the back of his left leg as he limped off.

Kilmarnock will be kicking themselves for the sloppy concession of the first goal. They were also caught out by Rangers' quick counter for the second.

The front three of Dackers, Bruce Anderson and Scott Tiffoney all looked dangerous on the break and got in behind the fragile Rangers backline several times.

The sobering fact remains, though. With Christmas less than three weeks away, Kilmarnock still have not won a game of football since 4 October. Hence the chorus of boos on the final whistle from the Rugby Park faithful who were still in the ground.

Their side has only won two league matches all season. It'll be a long one if they can't improve those stats and quickly.

Kilmarnock assistant Stevie Frail: "I know the manager and I know how he works, he's passionate, Whatever he's said, it surely, in my opinion, doesn't deem a red card.

"We're disappointed at losing the game and we lose goals and we've been doing it a little this season, losing them, cheap goals.

"We feel there's some big decisions went against us."

Rangers head coach Danny Rohl: "Today we were clinical, we took our chances unlike Wednesday. This is a good step.

"We have to develop our game management, but tonight it was a fantastic reaction and now we have five wins in seven so this is a good step forward."

It's a trip to Pittodrie to face a resurgent Aberdeen for Kilmarnock's next Premiership assignment on Saturday 14 December (15:00 GMT).

For Rangers, a flight to Budapest for a tough-looking Europa League match against Ferencvaros on Thursday (17:45).