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Aidan Smith

Furious Alfredo Morelos clashes with Joe Hart in major Rangers vs Celtic flashpoint

This is the moment that Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos and Celtic goalkeeper Joe Hart went head to head at Hampden Park today.

Both players were involved in a heated exchange at the national stadium as Celtic booked their spot in the Scottish Cup final against Inverness.

Morelos reacted to Hart after a penalty box chance saw him clash with Hoops defender Cameron Carter-Vickers.

Former England international Hart was clearly unhappy with the challenge as he protested with referee Don Robertson.

Morelos as a result shouted at Hart before both players went head to head in a heated argument.

Meanwhile, John Lundstram admits Rangers cannot endure another season of frustration like this one after their last chance of silverware disappeared with a 1-0 Scottish Cup semi-final defeat against Celtic.

The Light Blues, who went into the game at Hampden Park as cup holders, were punished just before the break for failing to play to the whistle, with Daizen Maeda crossing for Jota to head in the only goal of the game.

Rangers have failed to beat their Old Firm rivals in their last six meetings and effectively the Hoops need only beat Championship side Inverness in the June 3 final to complete the domestic treble.

Midfielder Lundstram said: “We’re disappointed. I thought we played really well for large spells of the game.

“But we’ve just got to find that bit of quality in the final third and at the other end mistakes let us down again.

“The ball is still in play and the ref hasn’t blown his whistle. We’ve got to play to the whistle. It’s our mistake again. That’s disappointing.

“It’s frustrating for everyone but going forward into next season we’ve really, really got to nail it down because we can’t have another season like this season.

“We all want to win, we all want to do the right things, of course we do. But decision-making at times has got to be better.

“It’s let us down, not just today but on numerous occasions. All the lads have got to rally round and have a big, big push now for the start of the season.”

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