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Ben Banks

Fashion Sakala fortunate to avoid Rangers injury woe as pundits agree on 'ridiculous' Anthony Stewart red card

Aberdeen captain Anthony Stewart has been told his tackle on Rangers forward Fashion Sakala was fortunate not to result in a serious injury for his opponent.

The pundits working on the Viaplay Cup semi-final were in agreement as the Dons leader lunged into the Zambian with the game at 1-1. Bojan Miovski had put Jim Goodwin's side ahead before Ryan Jack restored parity for the Light Blues. Aberdeen were left to go into the extra 30 minutes with 10 men and eventually the man advantage told when Kemar Roofe completed the comeback. Pre-match, Stewart had made headlines by saying he thought Antonio Colak was a better striker than Govan peer Alfredo Morelos.

Speaking on Sportsound, former Rangers man Neil McCann says his tackle could have resulted in a serious injury: "Does he slip? That's the question I would like to pose to VAR. He's super aggressive and I am not quite sure why he needs to do that. He's committed already he's going to go hard. Oh no, that's a straight red.

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