Rangers say they are "bemused" after manager Steven Gerrard was hit with a notice of complaint by the SFA.
It comes after striker Alfredo Morelos was forced off the pitch on a stretcher after suffering a nasty gash from a challenge with Ryan Edwards against Dundee United.
Gerrard refused to single out Edwards for criticism but did question whether Morelos would have got off so lightly had he been the culprit.
Speaking after the match, Gerrard said: “I’d be very interested to see what the decision would have been from the officials had the shoe been on the other foot and it was Alfredo who had made that tackle.”
Gerrard is accused of breaching rule 72 which covers comments which “indicate bias or incompetence” on the part of match officials.
But that has not gone down well with the Ibrox club, who hit back in a stinging statement.
It read: "Rangers are bemused that a notice of complaint has been raised against Steven Gerrard, for comments relating to the challenge which caused injury to Alfredo Morelos.
"This is a bizarre charge which we will robustly contest at the scheduled hearing.
"As is often the case, Steven Gerrard was asked for his view on a flashpoint in the match, with leading questions relating to the challenge that caused the injury and whether it should have been deemed a red card. On several occasions, he refused to do so.
"Given the wide range of incidents in Scottish football so far this season, we are perplexed that this issue has been raised and cited for complaint.
"Whilst our national sport faces an unprecedented crisis, it is baffling that resources are used to charge Rangers’ Manager based on a flawed and inaccurate interpretation of Steven Gerrard’s remarks.
"Rangers will fully support its manager against this charge during the scheduled hearing."
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