Jack Butland says the decision not to send off a Celtic defender after his “clumsy” foul on him during the League Cup semi-final risks setting a precedent.

Hoops centre-back Auston Trusty caught the Rangers goalkeeper in the head with a trailing foot at the end of the first half at Hampden Park on Sunday.

Referee Nick Walsh booked the American for the incident, but Rangers, who had already been reduced to ten men, believe he should have been shown a red card.

The Ibrox club asked the SFA for clarification on the decision; however, in a statement released on Monday, they revealed they weren’t satisfied with the explanation given.

The Rangers stopper says the call not to award a red card risks setting a precedent for decisions of that nature.

Butland said: “At the time, I thought it was

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