Danny Rohl believes Rangers took an important step forward with Saturday's 3-0 victory over Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premiership, though he knows reinforcements are still required.

Having needed a last-gasp penalty from Nedim Bajrami to salvage a 2-2 draw at Dundee United on Wednesday, Rohl's side got back to winning ways at Rugby Park.

Bojan Miovski scored either side of half-time, finding the bottom-right corner with a toe-poked finish in the 33rd minute then wrong-footing goalkeeper Tobi Oluwayemi to make it 2-0 in the 54th minute.

Kilmarnock boss Stuart Kettlewell was sent to the stands for his reaction to a Jack Butland challenge on Bruce Anderson going unpunished, before Tottenham loanee Mikey Moore killed the contest with a lobbed finish from a tight angle five minutes from time.

The result took Rangers within six points of Hearts and Celtic, who are level at the top of the table ahead of their head-to-head meeting on Sunday, leaving Rohl satisfied.

However, the German reiterated that January signings will be required if the Gers are to compete for silverware in the second half of the season.

"Today we were clinical, we took our chances unlike Wednesday. This is a good step," the former Sheffield Wednesday boss told BBC Sportsound.

"I'm always in conversation with [chairman] Andrew Cavenagh. We have a good relationship. 

"We have been in the office almost every day together. We will talk again next week, but tonight we will enjoy the result.

"From the first minute tonight, I knew the fans were behind the team. We have to do this together.

"We have to develop our game management, but tonight it was a fantastic reaction and now we have five wins in seven, so this is a good step forward. 

"We have to continue; everyone wants to win against us or take something from us. This is a tough league, so we have to put the work in."

Rangers had to be clinical with their chances, as the two teams finished level on expected goals (0.74 xG), with Kilmarnock outshooting their visitors by 15 to 11.

Rohl's team visit Ferencvaros in the Europa League on Thursday, with their hopes of reaching the knockout stages already hanging by a thread following a return of just one point from five games.

They then welcome Hibernian to Ibrox in the Premiership on December 15, with a potentially pivotal trip to Hearts following six days later.