The home side laboured, but still return to the top of the league after being leap-frogged for a few hours by rivals Celtic.
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Steven Gerrard had made four changes to the starting line-up after the win over Galatasaray with Steven Davis, Filip Helander, Ianis Hagi and Alan McGregor sitting out after the midweek win, and there was a noticeable dip from the Europa League high to this SPFL Premiership victory.
Here’s how David Oliver rated the performances of the XI and the substitutes at Ibrox this afternoon.
13. Ianis Hagi - 5
On to find the killer pass to finally carve open County for the second, and did so with a looped ball for Barker. Photo: Alan Harvey - SNS Group
14. Brandon Barker - 6
Grabbed a goal on his birthday to ease the pressure late on. A useful outlet to bring off the bench. Photo: Alan Harvey - SNS Group
15. Steven Davis - 5
On late to keep the play tight and see the win through, another one Steven Gerrard can depend upon and did his job when he came in for a tactical and positional reshuffle. Photo: Rob Casey - SNS Group