Rangers boss Philippe Clement is on a collision course with the SFA over a controversial red card shown to Mohamed Diomande for violent conduct in his side's 3-1 win over Dundee United.
Following Sam Dalby's opener, Diomande's equalizer was the catalyst for the Ibrox side to come back through second half goals from Robin Propper and Cyriel's strikes and secure their first league win since the league since December 10.
But the manager vowed to appeal after referee Nick Walsh stood by his decision to send off Diomande in the dying minutes despite a referral to Var's pitchside monitor Don Robertson.
Diomande had targeted Kevin Holt, losing his face, after the United defender pushed him.
Clement felt that a yellow card would have been sufficient, but, in guidance provided to the BBC, the SFA later explained: 'Nick Walsh has considered that there was a deliberate rhythm of the arm towards an opponent's face, which was not insignificant, and, Therefore, it constitutes violent behavior.
Former Rangers striker Kris Boyd described the decision as “disgraceful” on Sky Sports, and Clement agreed, saying: “I don't totally understand the red card.” I think the VAR didn't understand the red card either, otherwise they don't ask the referee to come look at the screen.
Mohamed Diomande protests his innocence after being shown a red card in Tannadice
Diomande targeted Kevin Holt, losing his face, after the United defender had pushed him
'So Dio is pushed, pushed, so there is a violent contact towards him in the pushing, and he lags, and he has a little reaction with his hands, without touching anyone.
'If you look at that back, I think it's clear.
'If it is a red card, then each game there must be three, four red cards. So the only thing we can do now is appeal this, because I don't understand that you can go to the screen and then follow your opinion about the red card… but it happened.
Asked if he had expressed his concerns to Walsh personally, the Belgian replied: 'No, I haven't, because I know how these things go.
'It's in the emotions, I'm in the emotions, so that's not a good time.
“It's good that we have open communication with the referees department, and we're going to appeal that, and then we're going to see what they think about it, and also ask what the var said.
'It is clear that they are bringing it to the screen, so they do not agree with the decision. I think it's clear to everyone. Everyone I talk to here says they don't understand the red card.
Rangers raised their fortunes in an opening half hour as United opened the scoring through Dalby and hit the woodwork, goalkeeper Jack Butland also saving well from Luca Stephenson.
Philippe Clement can't understand why Nick Walsh stood by his decision after a VAR check
Diomande's strike after 37 minutes changed the momentum, Propper's deflected strike early in the second period turned the game on its head before the team followed up their stunning late goal against Manchester United in midweek by securing the team's fourth win. in 12 attempts.
“We knew it was a tough place to come, get this win, but my players dug in,” Clement said.
'We shoot ourselves in the foot in these away games by making mistakes and giving confidence to the other teams.
'Today you can also see the goal from the kick-off, so I'm not happy, but we're not rushing anymore. We stuck to the plan, continued playing our football and found solutions.
'So the team is making progress. 'They are learning from past mistakes, and that is normal with a team that needs to grow, and with a lot of players who didn't play together last season, or weren't in the building last season.'
Clement dismissed pre-match rumors of a move to Türkiye for left-back Ridvan Yilmaz, saying he missed the game through injuries.
The manager hopes to have him back for Thursday's Europa League clash with Union Saint-Gilloise at Ibrox.
“That story is total noise,” he said. 'I've seen Ridvan every day, the last few days, so I heard reports that he was in Türkiye and all this stuff. He had a small injury. I hope he's back on Thursday.