Rangers were comfortable in their latest Premiership test under new manager Philippe Clement.
Goals from Cyriel Dessers and James Tavernier saw the Ibrox side run out 2-0 winners in West Lothian against Livingston.
There were plenty of incidents to discuss both post-match & half-time of the game, with referee Steven McLean and VAR enduring a mixed bag with the success rate of their decisions.
Here's how we saw the major calls that were made in the match...
Connor Goldson disallowed goal
The striker appeared to completely break clear of Livi's defence from a deep free-kick on the left.
James Tavernier whipped a dangerous ball into the box, and Dessers was in acres of space to help the ball on. The reason for this though, as replays clearly showed, was that he was a few yards offside.
Shamal George then fumbled at the ball as a result, before it eventually made its way back to Goldson who tapped home into the empty net.
A fairly straight-forward one for the officials here. It was the right call as Dessers was interfering with play in the build-up.
Verdict: Correct decision
Ross McCausland penalty incident
In real-time, McLean's quick decision to point for a penalty seemed absolutely right.
However, upon further inspection, it was apparent that the 20-year-old went down far too easily for a penalty to be given.
The winger was already on his way to the ground before goalkeeper George was close to touching him - and the Livingston shot-stopper appeared to miss him anyway.
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Chris Sutton branded the incident a 'clear dive', and James McFadden agreed with his assertions, with Kris Boyd also stating the player went down easily.
Thankfully for David Martindale's team, James Tavernier fired wide of the mark, but it seemed poor from VAR not to overturn this call.
Verdict: Incorrect decision
McCausland disallowed goal
Boyd said in the Sky Sports studio: "I'm not quite sure, to be honest. What I will say it's a fantastic finish from McCausland.
"If you want to go back for a foul, De Lucas has got a hold of Sima's shirt right there. Sima is absolutely nowhere near Montano at that moment. Yes, he does push him after that. But if you want to go back, then it should be a penalty to Rangers. It should be a goal."
It's tough to disagree with the former Rangers and Kilmarnock striker. There seemed to be very little, or nothing at all, in Sima's incident with Montano. It's quite difficult to see why VAR hasn't assisted McLean, who awarded the foul on the field, to review the situation. Perhaps they didn't feel it was a 'clear and obvious' error.
Verdict: Incorrect decision
Mikey Devlin handball
Unfortunately for the former Scotland international, his arm was high and the ball struck it after Borna Barisic's cross.
It was a clear penalty and VAR was quite right to intervene to inform McLean to conduct a pitchside review after he missed it in real-time.
Tavernier made no mistake from the spot on this occasion.
Verdict: Correct decision
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