Rangers star came off worse in a late challenge against Celtic.
Jordan Jones made one of the biggest mistakes of his career at the end of the Old Firm game.
The Rangers star flew recklessly into a tackle and injured himself and Celtic defender Moritz Bauer.
Rangers lost the game 2-0 and Jones received a red card. To make matters worse he was injured enough to have to pull out of international duty with Northern Ireland.
According to BBC Sport, Jones has at least reached out to Bauer to make his apologies.
Ex-teammate and Kilmarnock captain Gary Dicker said: “He spoke the right-back at Celtic and apologised.”
It is perhaps too little too late for Jones, who will have a few weeks to reflect on his actions now he is on the sidelines.
He deserves some credit for trying to do right by Bauer and admit he was in the wrong, even when he himself was in pain, but Jones would have been better off not committing the foul in the first place.
Even when he is fit again, there will be questions over Jones’ temperament in big games.
Can Steven Gerrard trust him? He was already a substitute to begin Sunday’s fixture, and next time with a competitive squad and Ryan Kent since signing, he may not even get on at all.
Rangers’ matches against Celtic have been overshadowed at times by discipline problems.
Alfredo Morelos has been responsible for some of this, getting sent off laughably against Celtic last season.
As a result, Gerrard did not trust Morelos to start the game against Celtic at the weekend, with Jermain Defoe preferred.
Jones has put himself in a difficult situation. He has done the right thing by apologising to Moritz Bauer, but he might have to say sorry to Rangers manager Steven Gerrard if he has not done so already.
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