‘Game over’ – Gary McAllister speaks out on controversial Rangers incident
Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos is never too far away from controversy.
Rightly or wrongly, the Colombian seems to attract trouble on the football pitch, and his disciplinary record in Scotland has reflected that.
Last season he saw red five times over the course of the campaign, and while he appears to have sorted himself out a little more this term, he has still been dismissed twice.
The latest of those reds came against Celtic at Parkhead a week and a half ago, and while the manner in which he was sent off – for a second yellow after a dive when he was through on goal – was entirely unnecessary, it was what he did after that has garnered the most attention.
As he walked off the pitch, Morelos seemed to make a throat-slit gesture towards home supporters, a move that led to Chris Sutton calling on him to be given a five-game ban, as per the Daily Record.
But the Gers assistant manager Gary McAllister has jumped to his defence over the incident.
As quoted by the Scottish Sun, he said: “I’ve seen Alfredo make the sign two or three times before.
“Even when we come to the end of games in training sessions, he’ll make that sign. It’s something he feels is ‘game over’, as it’s the end of the game.