Kenny Miller sends warning to Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos

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Colombian striker Morelos was sent off in Rangers last outing.

Rangers icon Kenny Miller has told BBC Sport that striker Alfredo Morelos must be more careful and learn from his red card against Aberdeen last Sunday.

Steven Gerrard’s side face newly-promoted St. Mirren on Sunday afternoon at Ibrox, after they face Slovenian side Maribor in the third round of Europa League qualifying on Thursday night.

Morelos was sent off last time out against Aberdeen on Sunday afternoon at Pittodrie for kicking out at Dons defender Scott McKenna, which has since been rescinded.

Though the red card has been overturned, Miller has warned his ex-teammate that he must be more careful when conducting himself on the pitch as he could become a target for Scottish defences over the course of the season.

“He needs to be careful,” Miller said. “I’m not saying I’ll be telling my players to do this but you can target him. You can target him because that’s not a one-off incident.

“You only need to look through the games last season to see the flashpoints that he was involved in.”

Miller made his first appearance for new club Livingston on Saturday after leaving Rangers to become his new club’s player-manager, suffering a 3-1 defeat to Scottish champions Celtic.

The veteran striker, who was embroiled in a changing-room spat with Graeme Murty that saw him and Lee Wallace suspended last season at Rangers, will face Rangers on September 29.

Morelos is expected to lead the line against Maribor and indeed St. Mirren, with AS Roma loanee Umar Sadiq yet to make an appearance for the Gers.