Despite Rangers sealing a 2-1 victory in the Old Firm derby at the weekend, Alfredo Morelos still managed to grab some unwanted attention by getting sent off with seconds to play and then making a gesture which has caused some controversy.
The Colombian has seen red twice so far this season but has been in inspired form, netting 12 goals in 18 appearances for the Gers in the Premiership. On Twitter ex-Celtic player Chris Sutton was quick to condemn the gesture from the 23-year-old, labelling it “violent” and “embarrassing” while calling for the striker to be banned.
The continuous defending of the Morelos violent gesture is embarrassing… stop making excuses…any player of any team making a gesture of this type should be banned…
— Chris Sutton (@chris_sutton73) January 1, 2020
Ex-Ger Alex Rae then weighed in on the debate calling Sutton’s argument “embarrassing” and claimed he thought the gesture was to mean that the time in the game was up. Rangers fans saw the interaction between the two and joined in in the replies. Lots of Gers fans backed Rae and claimed Sutton was biased towards Celtic and bitter about the result.
Stop it the only one who is embarrassing himself is you.
1st it was the manager for his celebration.
Then @ScottishFA should act an ban Alfredo.#Meltdown
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— Alex Rae (@alexrae1969) 1 January 2020
In your mind violent I said at the time he was saying time up but I get your agenda.
— Alex Rae (@alexrae1969) 1 January 2020
You can see some of their reactions to the tweets from Rangers fans below:
Alex the bbc Sportscene commentator even said in the highlights something like “Morelos gesturing that he clearly thinks the game is done”
Some people just seem determined to twist an innocent gesture into something more sinister. It’s actually embarrassing.
— Mr M (@MBS1872) 1 January 2020
Every last one of their ex players are bitter to the core they find it difficult to be impartial no more than @JohnHartson10
— Gmac (@Grahammcintos15) 2 January 2020
His hatred towards one club quite clearly clouds his judgement these days.
— BlueBastion (@BastionBlue) 1 January 2020
It’s absolutely glorious how much one defeat can hurt get tore into him wee man
— janeybears (@sounyssf1912) 1 January 2020
Agenda is the point Alex. He done it after the old firm game at new year last year.
— Thefragglerocks (@thefragglerocks) 1 January 2020
admitting the abuse Morelos receives does not fit the script that Sutton is reading from. any angle they can find to keep him out of a blue jersey-they have no other answer to him
— v thompson (@19thompson64) 2 January 2020
Bingo. He is peddling a narrative that suits his own warped agenda regarding Morelos. He hates him, that much is clear, and it’s clouding his already foggy judgement.
— Billy Ferguson (@bferguson4) 1 January 2020
the celtc cheerleader is still hurting after Sunday Alex ,ignore him ,wait until 55 happens its going to be incredible ,Samaritans are already preparing for it
— The Original Fraggl-e(10,000 Goals) (@1873Rickster) 2 January 2020
Rangers fans, what did you make of Chris Sutton and Alex Rae’s Twitter exchange?
