David Martindale insists Livingston suffered a double injustice after defeat to Rangers.
The Lions boss believes a first half penalty which involved a jersey tug by James Penrice on Alfredo Morelos and a late red card for Stephane Omeonga's trip on Kemar Roofe were harsh in the extreme. He said: "I don’t think it’s a penalty, I think it’s very soft. I’m going to concede he had his jersey but I don’t think he pulled it. I don’t think there was any force in it. The momentum of Morelos’ body shape didn’t change. I think it was very harsh.
"There would have been 20 odd penalties being given for someone holding the opposition player’s shirt. It happens to Joel Nouble every day of the week, all over the park, and we don’t seem to get free-kicks or penalties. I don’t think there’s a lot in it. I can see why the referee has to go to look at the monitor but there has to be some argument about the momentum of the force that’s used to pull the shirt. It’s debatable."
