The Ibrox side were made to work for their victory on Saturday afternoon as they moved 16 points ahead of rivals Celtic in the title race, albeit with Neil Lennon’s side holding three games in hand.
The visitors took an early lead when Callum Lang slid home a low Stephen O’Donnell cross to the back post in the sixth minute.
It wouldn’t be until the 73rd minute that Rangers managed to find the equaliser with Kemar Roofe finishing after a cutback from Ryan Kent.
From there the home side were able to fully wear down Motherwell’s resistance with Cedric Itten coming off the bench to put Rangers ahead on 82 minutes, finishing from a James Tavernier corner.
It was then left to Roofe to put the icing on the result, firing in from close range after being set up by Joe Aribo.
Player ratings scale - 10: One of best performances you've seen. 9: Outstanding. 8: Very good. 7: Good. 6: Average. 5: Poor, 4: Very poor. 3: Terrible day at office. 2: Abysmal. 1: One of worst performances you've seen.
9. AMR - Kemar Roofe - 8
Scored two huge goals when it looked like Rangers could be set to drop points. Photo: Alan Harvey - SNS Group
10. AML - Ryan Kent - 6
Was largely frustrated by Motherwell's shape and the lack of space but looked dangerous on occasion. Photo: Rob Casey - SNS Group
11. FC - Jermain Defoe - 5
Started bright but struggled for any sort of service from that point forward. Photo: Craig Foy - SNS Group
12. Sub - Joe Aribo - 7
The midfielder provided a greater attacking threat than Kamara after coming off the bench. Photo: Alan Harvey - SNS Group