Goal difference is the elephant in the room that Rangers can’t ignore in title race

The suspicion in the opening weeks of the campaign became the fear at the midway point. Come the end of it, Rangers may well pay the price for the decisions made at both junctures. Even if Philippe Clement’s side can score enough goals to win their games, doubt remains over whether they score enough to win the Premiership.Fabio Silva scored his fifth Rangers goal in the win over Kilmarnock

Rangers moved to within three points of Celtic at the top of the table but didn’t make a dent in their goal difference disadvantage

It is one that Clement knows cannot be ignored any longer. The issue of goal difference has been somewhat overlooked in recent weeks as the focus has shifted from game to game and as Rangers have squandered points and then collected them.