DEREK MCINNES claimed it ‘doesn’t take a lot’ for Josh Windass to go down after brushing off suggestions Dominic Ball should have been sent off at Pittodrie.

The Dons defender escaped punishment for the foul on Windass that resulted in referee Kevin Clancy awarding Rangers a first half penalty.

James Tavernier converted from the spot but the Gers were denied all three points as Bruce Anderson snatched a point for Aberdeen in injury time.

“No I don’t think so,” McInnes said when asked if Ball was lucky not to be sent off. “I think it was soft, at the time.

“I don’t know what exactly the rules are now with that. It doesn’t take a lot for Josh Windass to go down a lot of times anyway but my staff have looked at it and they thought it was a penalty.

“I don’t know if it’s a red card. I’m disappointed with a lot of the decisions at time today. But my team kept their composure and their discipline, which was always very important in these types of games.”

The incident with Ball and Windass was the second big decision that Clancy appeared to get wrong after he sent Alfredo Morelos off after just 12 minutes.

The Colombian was involved in an off the ball incident with Scott McKenna and Clancy gave him a straight red card following consultation with his assistant.

McInnes said: “The rules are, it doesn’t matter how hard you kick, if you kick you put yourself at risk. So I don’t think he can have any complaints.

"For me, if you lift your feet and go to kick out and lash out the laws of the game don’t say how hard the kick is. He clearly kicked. Discipline is very important.”