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Danny Rohl says he still can't understand why Auston Trusty wasn’t sent off for kicking Jack Butland on the head during Sunday’s Premier Sports Cup semi-final.

The Celtic defender’s boot connected with the Rangers keeper after Butland grabbed a loose ball shortly before half-time at Hampden.

Referee Nick Walsh flashed a yellow card, in a decision VAR Steven McLean was content to let stand.

That infuriated Rohl’s side, who were a goal and a man down at that point following Thelo Aasgaard’s dismissal, before losing 3-1 in extra time.

With Rangers fans also furious that Anthony Ralston didn’t receive a second yellow card for the handball which led to their equalising penalty, the club released a statement saying ‘the handling of key incidents during Sunday’s semi-final has again raised legitimate concerns about the consistency of refereeing in Scottish football’.

Despite club representatives meeting with the SFA ‘to seek explanations for major incidents in the match,’ the statement went on to claim Rangers were ‘unsatisfied with the explanation of...

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