Is there something missing despite Rangers' impressive form?

It is the players behind them who have not fully stepped up to the plate.

South Korean winger Kim Min-su is yet to score or assist in Rangers colours since signing from Girona in the summer, although he created more chances than any other player on Saturday, while Badredine Bouanani has shown undoubted quality without regularly delivering end product.

Against St Mirren, there were plenty of promising attacking positions that did not result in a shot as players took the wrong option and allowed the home defence to recover.

As McInnes pointed out: "Loads of chances. It's quite ironic we scored from a penalty and a deflected shot, but some of our work was really clean up until the last part.