Rangers' appeal fast-tracked after Mohamed Diomande red card against Dundee United

Rangers will hear an appeal on Tuesday after midfielder Mohamed Diomande was sent off in Sunday’s 3-1 win over Dundee United at Tannadice.

Referee Nick Walsh handed Diomande a straight red card in the fifth minute of added time after he threw a hand at United defender Kevin Holt who had pushed him.

Walsh stuck with his decision after VAR Don Robertson sent him to the pitchside monitor.

Diomande was also suspended for the 2-1 Europa League defeat by Manchester United on Thursday night.

The Gers midfielder levelled Sam Dalby’s 19th-minute opener for the home side on Sunday before Robin Propper struck early in the second half and striker Cyriel Dessers scored with a late counter attack.

Philippe Clement confirmed after the win that Rangers were to appeal the decision, with an SFA hearing fast-tracked for Tuesday.

He said: “I totally don’t understand the red card. I think the VAR also didn’t understand the red card, otherwise they don’t ask the referee to go to watch the screen.

“Dio gets pushed away, so there’s violent contact towards him in the push, and he falls back, and he has a small reaction with his hands, not touching anybody.

“So if you see that back, I think it’s clear. The maximum is a yellow card for the two players.

“I see so many things happening in Scottish football every week. If this is a red card, then every game there should be three, four red cards.

“So the only thing we can do now is to appeal this, because I don’t understand that you can go to the screen and then stick to your opinion of the red card, but it happened.

“No, I didn’t speak to the referee , because I know how these things go.

“He’s in the emotions, I’m in the emotions, so that’s not a good moment.

“It’s a good thing we have the open communication with the referee department, and we’re going to appeal that, and then we’re going to see what they think about it, and also to ask what the VAR said.”