Rangers are comfortably ahead in the title race but Sir Kenny Dalglish believes there is one man who will worry his team-mates
Rangers may be motoring towards the title, but their remains one frustrating issue that continues to resurface.
At Easter Road on Wednesday night, Alfredo Morelos reminded everyone just how clinical he can be in front of goal. His finish in the 51st minute made the difference as Rangers claimed a crucial victory against Hibs.
There are many, however, who believe the striker shouldn’t have been on the pitch at the time.
Once again, the Colombian was involved in a moment of controversy over an off the ball incident.
The 24-year-old brought his boot down on Hibs defender Ryan Porteous in the first half, but no action was taken at the time. The player has since been charged with violent conduct by the SFA and could now face a three-match ban.
Celtic legend Sir Kenny Dalglish believes that while his goalscoring ability frightens opponents, his knack for getting involved in unsavoury incidents is scaring his own team-mates.
Writing in the Sunday Post, Dalglish said: “It’s a pity that the chat in recent days has not been about the fine performance he had at Easter Road – and the quality of his winning goal – but about the Colombian once again causing controversy.
“Morelos is the only person who will know 100% what his intention was at that particular second in the game.
“But having watched the incident, my opinion is that as his leg came down, Morelos didn’t try to miss Porteous.
“I’ll be surprised if he doesn’t face another suspension for it, and that is likely to amount to three games at a crucial time of the season for his club.
“It comes just a few weeks after there was retrospective action against him for catching Mark Connolly with his forearm in a game against Dundee United at Tannadice.
“Steven Gerrard has backed Morelos many times over the past three seasons.
“But it must be frustrating for him when the player ends up suspended for incidents which are avoidable.
“Morelos has ability, and is a top player. Defenders up and down the country are scared of what he could do to them on the field because of the talent he possesses.
“But because he has this fuse – that is live all of the time – he also scares his team-mates and manager because they never know what’s going to come next in terms of negative flashpoints.
“Morelos, and every other player, should know by now that there are cameras in every area of the stadiums, and that they are going to get away with nothing.
“Steven will look at this incident, and decide what needs to be done. He has called it right with Morelos more often than not, but I’m sure he’d rather not have to deal with negative questions about Morelos.
“He’d prefer to talk about the striker’s ability, just the way he does when talking about the qualities of Ryan Jack, Filip Helander or whoever.”
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