Steven Gerrard warns Alfredo Morelos to be disciplined after straight red in Aberdeen win
"He will have to channel his aggression"
Thursday 7 February 2019 11:56, UK
Steven Gerrard has warned Alfredo Morelos to improve his self-discipline after he was sent off in Rangers' 4-2 win over Aberdeen.
The Colombian scored with two clinical finishes at Pittodrie but then saw red against Aberdeen for the third time this season after a second-half tussle with Scott McKenna which saw both sides reduced to 10 men.
Morelos' double - which takes his tally to the season to 23 - helped seal a thrilling win for Gers as they remain six points behind Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic.
But Gerrard says the 22-year-old will not be able to fulfil his dreams of playing in the Premier League if he carries on getting into trouble.
"I think for Alfredo to go to the next level or to improve he will have to channel his aggression," Gerrard said.
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"I'll be honest, I haven't had the chance to analyse the incident back so I can't tell you if Scott deserved a red or whether Alfredo did.
"But they've had a fantastic battle up until that point. Scott was physical with Alfredo, Alfredo was physical with them.
"Two top players, but unfortunately they have both ended up with red cards. Whether they deserved it I'll have to analyse it. If Alfredo is in the wrong then he'll deserve the red card.
"He'll then be missing for two games and that's how he'll get punished because he hates missing games. But I'm doing everything in my power to help the kid grow as a footballer and as a person.
"I'm not going to take the physical side away from him because he'll get bullied out there against some strong physical players.
Gerrard felt his side did more than enough to win the frantic game.
"It was a fantastic football match," he told Sky Sports.
"A lot happened. Fantastic goals, penalties, red cards. A lot to talk about but obviously delighted with the win.
"It's been a long time coming against Aberdeen but I thought today we thoroughly deserved our win. We stood up to them, we matched them and did the basics very well today and we took our goals well."
