Steven Thompson and James McFadden agree on Rangers vs St Johnstone incident after Sportscene footage

Rangers' 4-0 win over St Johnstone on Saturday was made easier by a second-half sending-off for Saints' Kai Fotheringham.

The Light Blues were 3-0 up at the time thanks to a Kevin Kelsy brace and a goal by Ryan Naderi.

Fotheringham was brought on to replace Josh Fowler at half-time.

However, he was at the centre of a VAR controversy in the 73rd minute when he made a challenge on Nicolas Raskin.

VAR Andrew Dallas recommended that referee Chris Graham review the incident on Ibrox's pitch-side monitor after failing to issue Fotheringham with a red card.

After a rigorous check of the incident, Graham sent off the Saints midfielder, but that was deemed a harsh decision on BBC Sportscene.

What Steven Thompson and James McFadden said about the red card

James McFadden doesn't think that Fotheringham should have been sent off because he didn't see a lot of force in his challenge on Raskin.

"I don't [agree with this decision], but I can understand when you see the point of contact, it doesn't look great," said McFadden on BBC Sportscene on Saturday night.

"I don't think there's an enormous amount of force in it.

"He goes to ground, he wins the ball, his follow-through catches Raskin above the ankle, which you would normally say that's an easy red card.

"Chris Graham is sent to [the pitch-side monitor] by Andrew Dallas. He takes a while to get the decision; I mean, there's not a lot to see.

"You can see the initial slide, you can see the contact, you can see the force and the follow-through; I don't know why he's taken so long."

BBC Sportscene host Steven Thompson agree with McFadden, saying that he could see Fotheringham trying to pull himself out of the challenge before colliding with Raskin.

He said: "Once he's started sliding, he wins the ball, he can't take his legs away and, in fact, I think he does try to take his legs away at the point of impact.

"For me, there's no endangering a player there. I don't think there's any real malice in the tackle."

McFadden responded: "I think the force is endangering an opponent, excessive force or brutality. I don't think it is endangering Raskin."

However, it seems that St Johnstone manager Simo Valakari saw the incident differently to the two Sportscene pundits.

Simo Valakari's reaction says it all

After the game, Saints boss Valakari admitted that it probably was a red card for Fotheringham and that he had "no complaints".

He said that while it was "unlucky", he could see that his player's leg was "high" and that's what led to Graham's decision to issue a sending-off.

Former Premier League referee Keith Hackett has also told Ibrox News that he believes a red card was the correct decision, saying that Fotheringham was "out of control" on a slippy surface.

Rangers fans won't be surprised to see BBC Sportscene arguing something against their favour, though.

If an impartial former referee thinks it's a red card and the player's manager even thinks it's a red card, why can't two BBC Scotland employees not also see it that way?