Red-hot Rangers overcame a downpour to leave Motherwell under a dark cloud and stay on Celtic's tail with a decisive 2-0 win at Fir Park.
This was no Christmas Eve cracker but Philippe Clement retained his unbeaten streak to leave Stuart Kettlewell's sorry side without a win in 15 games.
Kieran Dowell and Todd Cantwell added the finishing touches to a pair of well-worked moves inside the opening 20 minutes. Motherwell battled bravely but appear unable to escape the paralysis which sees them winless since September.
Turning problems into solutions is the hallmark of a good team and that desired trait was stamped all over the red-hot start Rangers produced.
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