Scott Brown mocks Morelos with twice-reds claim

Scott Brown used a debate with Rangers fans to sharpen his long-running rivalry with Alfredo Morelos, saying the former striker was better at getting wound up than scoring goals. Brown also claimed Morelos was sent off more against Celtic than he scored goals, turning their Old Firm battles into the focus of the exchange.

Brown on Morelos

Brown's comments came in an article from The Herald, where he opened up on his history against Rangers and revisited the clashes that defined it. Asked about Morelos scoring in the 2020/21 Old Firm match, he replied: "Know why he managed to score? Because there was nobody in the crowd to hit."

He followed that with a harsher summary of the striker's record, saying: "He was really good… against Ross County and Inverness and stuff. How many trophies did he win? He’ll be in your Hall of Fame, eh, for winning loads of trophies." Brown also said, "Did I not get him sent off twice?"

Celtic Park flashpoint

Brown described one incident at Celtic Park in which he said he gave Morelos "a wee tweak of the calf" and watched him "do a wee kick-out and disappeared down the tunnel." A couple of games later, Brown said he gave him "a wee wink" and Morelos was sent off again.

That is the core of Brown's complaint: in his telling, Morelos was a bigger problem for himself than for Celtic, with discipline repeatedly overtaking output when the rivals met. Brown put it bluntly: "He got sent off more against Celtic than he scored goals."

Old Firm edge

The exchange sits inside Brown's long-running rivalry with Rangers, and it leaned on a specific pattern rather than a general insult. He tied the criticism to direct memories of Old Firm matches, his own duels with Morelos, and the 2020/21 meeting that still comes up in the debate.

For Rangers fans who followed those games, Brown's version of events is the latest reminder of how personal those clashes became. Morelos is now framed here not by one finish, but by Brown's view of how often he was drawn into the wrong kind of incident when Celtic were in front of him.

Scott Brown's side of the rivalry is settled in his own words: Morelos, in that telling, was easier to provoke than to trust in front of goal.