Frustrated Brian Laudrup admits he was wrong to assume Alfredo Morelos had left his "bad old ways" behind. The striker paid the price for a return to the ill-discipline of his earlier Ibrox career on Saturday as he was sent off at Hibs.
Referee Willie Collum sent the Colombian international star packing for a flailing arm just minutes after emerging from the bench in the incident-packed 2-2 draw at Easter Road.
Ibrox skipper James Tavernier described his team-mate's actions as "stupid" and Laudrup confessed he can't help but agree.Morelos has entered the final year of his Rangers contract and although he's in talks over an extension, Laudrup reckons the incident sends a "terrible message" to clubs who may have sought to prise him away from Ibrox.
He reckons such flash points tend to occur when the 26-year-old has been out of the team and is lacking in match sharpness.Laudrup wrote in his Daily Mail column: "Frustratingly, we are also back to discussing Morelos’ thought processes.
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