Rangers likely to appeal Ryan Jack's red card against Aberdeen

Rangers will consider lodging an appeal against Ryan Jack's sending-off against Aberdeen at Pittodrie. The midfielder was shown a straight red card for a foul on Stevie May, the fourth time Jack has been sent off this season, although two of the red cards were rescinded.

Rangers' interim manager Graeme Murty will review a video of Ryan Jack's sending-off. Picture: SNS.

Rangers interim manager Graeme Murty, pictured, confirmed footage of the incident will be reviewed, with another appeal probable. “I feel for Ryan,” said Murty. “I know he’s gutted. We’ll have a look at it again ad we’ll decide what to do as a football club but I thought he handled the occasion [against his former club] remarkably well up to that point. He showed a degree of composure I’m not sure I would have been capable of in his shoes. I’m very disappointed for him. But I don’t want to tarnish the rest of the guys’ efforts by focusing on that because that would be a travesty because they put so much into that. These lads have been challenged, there have been questions about their character and they came through a massive challenge today.

“I’m not trying to be boring but I’d rather talk about the positives for the team and the character they showed. I’m not going shout about the referee. He made a decision, we have to deal with the consequences and I felt the players – to a man – dealt with that. They refocused, dug in and showed a lot of character to see out that game. We were lucky at times but I thought anything less than a win would have been harsh on them.”

Murty is uncertain whether he will still be in charge for Rangers’ next game against Ross County at Ibrox on Saturday. His name was chanted loudly by an appreciative travelling support after the final whistle at Pittodrie. “I’m really grateful to the fans and for the level of support I’ve had since taking the role on,” he added.

“Even in the hard times, people have gone out of their way to tell me I’m doing well. This is a great job. This is an honour and a privilege. So I thank them for their kind words.

“But you can’t believe the buzz I get driving into work every day, being in charge of this team.

“It’s a unique experience and something no-one should ever take for granted. I don’t. That’s why I’ve enjoyed it so much.

“I will be sad [to step down]. It will be hard looking at the team because it won’t be mine, so to speak. But I will be proud of what I’ve done when I look back on it. The hard bit will be making sure I give this level of detail and this level of focus to the young players I’m going back to work with.

“To do anything other than that would be a disservice. I will try to live up to the standards myself and the staff have set during this short period.”