Assistant boss vows to tackle Rangers indiscipline after rash of red cards

opp onents. The cumulative damage caused can be encapsulated in the 1-0 Betfred Cup semi-final defeat by Aberdeen at Hampden in December, a match in which Gerrard was forced to field a team minus Morelos and Scott Arfield – the club’s two leading goalscorers from open play – because both were suspended.

Some people within Ibrox claim, with some justification, that rival players go out of their way to goad Morelos.

M call is terre cog ni se st he damage done but insists that players sitting in the stand are of no use to him or Gerrard.

“We can’t have nine red cards in a season–that is far too many and we are well aware of that,” said the Rangers assistant manager.

“The discipline has to change because it has cost us on certain occasions. The fact that we have missed key players at key moments isn’t good.

“Allan Mcgregor made two great saves against Hibs last weekend but we come away from that match talking about something else [the red card he received for kicking Hibernian striker Marc Mcnulty in the back].

“Yet he’ s in the[ P FA Scotland] Team of the Year because of how good he has been.”

Mcgregor is suspended for Sunday’s match with Celtic at Ibrox.