Celtic skipper faces no action

C E LT I C s k i p p e r S c o t t Brown will face no action over his clash with Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos.

Ibrox boss Pedro Caixinha was left seething after his side’s 2-0 Old Firm defeat on Saturday as he accused the Hoops midfielder of aiming an elbow at his player.

The pair even ended up nose-to-nose as the teams made their way down the tunnel at half-time.

The incident occurred seconds before the interval as the Hoops player backed into Morelos before brushing the striker off with his left arm.

However, referee Craig Thomson did not even blow for a foul and now SFA compliance officer Tony McGlennan has decided there were no incidents warranting disciplinary action during Saturday’s game.

The decision will anger Caixinha, who even warned Brown he would have sorted him out had he been on the pitch.

“I was angry at half-time, did you see it?” asked Caixinha after the defeat.

“It’s the second time it happened, it was the same in April. I saw an elbow from Brown and I told the fourth official — but the referee let it go.

“Scott Brown was coming off and I told him, ‘You do that, but if I was on the pitch you wouldn’t’.

“I wouldn’t have allowed him to put his elbow in my face.

“If someone does nothing I have to defend my club, my players and the truth of the game.

“I t ’s the r e f e r e e ’s decision. If he doesn’t think it’s an action to get booked or sent off, it’s his decision. I need to respect it.”

Scott Brown (right) exchanges words with manager Pedro Caixinha during Saturday’s Old Firm game.