Steven Gerrard labelled “absurd” over Rangers refereeing claim

Steven Gerrard has been called “absurd” for suggesting there was a refereeing conspiracy against Rangers by former Celtic striker Andy Walker.

Gerrard’s Rangers drew 1-1 with Aberdeen in his first league game in charge of the Glasgow outfit.

But Rangers had Alfredo Morelos sent off for kicking out at Scott McKenna in the 12th minute.

After the game, Gerrard said: “It seems like the world is against us but we’ll make sure we get better for that because it looks like some more decisions will go against us as the season goes on.

“We need to try and use it to our advantage. It’s not just today, I believe it’s been happening for seasons. That’s just my opinion.”

But Walker, who played 150 times for Celtic, told Sky Sports News: “I don’t know who he’s been listening to in the background at Rangers.

“I think you get one or two idiots at every club but to suggest that there’s some sort of wider conspiracy against Rangers is absurd.

“There’s not a club in the land that can come up with bizarre refereeing decisions over the years and Rangers are no different in that regard.

“I think he should concentrate on his team who played a lot of good stuff yesterday.

“The big plus is that they looked a lot stronger defensively, they’re not giving away cheap goals and I think that’s something they can build on.

“They certainly need a bit more from middle to front, especially a main focal point of their attack. I think that’s why they’re interested in signing Kyle Lafferty from Hearts.”

Despite the early loss of Morelos, Rangers were on course to get the three points thanks to James Tavernier’s first-half penalty, only for a late goal from Bruce Anderson to settle the match 1-1.

And though Walker thought Rangers deserved to win, he says there are far greater challenges ahead.

“It’s not Steven Gerrard’s job to get the better of Aberdeen, he needs to get the better of Celtic,” Walker said.

“He needs to be a class above Celtic, that’s his job and that’s going to be a really tall order.

“I think it needs small steps. They were better than Aberdeen yesterday but there’s still a lot of work to do in that Rangers squad, I think they need more options.”

Rangers next take on Maribor on August 9 in the Europa League third qualifying round.

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