Neil McCann told Charlie Mulgrew he was 'appalled' by his view on Corrie Ndaba's red card for Kilmarnock on Saturday.

The left-back was given his marching orders by Grant Irvine after a VAR check convinced the referee to upgrade the yellow card initially flashed in the way of the on-loan Ipswich man.

The 24-year-old undoubtedly won the ball in his strong challenge on Hibernian's Jair Tavares, however, VAR, and then Irvine, clearly felt his follow-through merited a red.

Killie boss Derek McInnes made his feelings on the matter clear post-match, pointing out that the decision changed the course of the game as Hibs managed to secure a 2-2 draw at Rugby Park.

And the former Rangers and Celtic punditry pair were at odds over the controversial decision on BBC Sportscene.

The clip begins with host Steven Thomson asking the former Dundee United defender for his opinion on the call.

He responds: "I think with the rules of the game it's a sending off. He's reckless, he lunges, and he gets a touch on the ball.

"So, by going impartial you'd say 'He's touched the ball, it's not a foul,' but in today's rules, he's lunged, he's touched the ball, but he's come over and he could've seriously hurt the Hibs boy. It's a definite sending off for me with today's rules."

McCann then challenged his view. He said: "I totally disagree. I don't even think it's a yellow card, there you go. 

"I think he's in an element of control. He's sliding, he is stretching, but he actually wins that ball with the outside of his left boot. If Tavares does not make contact with the ball it goes sidewards and there's nothing."

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Mulgrew offered more context to his opinion. He added: "I think he's out of control. If you look back at it, he's off the ground. 

"Listen, the rules of the game tell you it's a sending off. I don't think it should be a sending off, I think the rules should change because he touches the ball. 

"His two feet are off the ground, he can't then go touch the ball. If he touches the ball, he should then move his foot out of the way. The reason he can't is because he's lunging, I think."

Having absolutely none of it, McCann told the ex-centre-back: "Well, as a member of the defenders' union, I'm appalled by your opinion here, but I take your thoughts on it."

Mulgrew: "We're risking making it a non-contact sport. I'm not arguing that we should be having more contact and that in the past wouldn't have been a sending off, but in today's rules if you're reckless, if you leave the ground and if you endanger an opponent, it's a sending off. In the rules of the game, it's a red card."