Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos has been cited for violent conduct by the SFA following an incident at Easter Road with Ryan Porteous.
The Colombian forward is accused of stamping on the defender in the first half of a match which he would go on to be the scorer of the only goal in.
A similar incident from the match – which was play-acted out of at the time – involving Darren McGregor and Glen Kamara will not be subject to a charge.
Rangers can appeal to the charge which will see Morelos receive a three-match ban if he is found guilty [BBC Sport].
Should the Gers appeal the ban, then the case will be heard this coming Tuesday as Morelos faces retrospective SFA punishment for the second time this season.
Naturally, the Rangers support are fuming for what they see as a witch hunt against the forward who – whilst petulant in the incident – is judged at a much stricter standard than others.
Only in the last few weeks we have seen high-profile incidents involving Aberdeen’s Curtis Main and Celtic’s Anthony Ralston go completely unpunished.
This is a worrying trend which has allowed numerous players to get off with much worse and Morelos be routinely held to a higher standard.
The club’s fans have come to expect this but it doesn’t make it less frustrating as Rangers’ detractors are given one semblance of joy as the club marches to the league title:
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All this Morelos chasing and bleating by the usual suspects is transparent but Rangers won’t even blink with Kemar Roofe, Cedric Itten and Jermain Defoe coming in.
And whilst it might be the sourest of tonics for the club’s bitterest rivals, it still won’t stop Rangers marching to a 55th league title.
