THE decision to send off Celtic defender Carl Starfelt last night has been branded "extremely harsh" by James McFadden.

The Swedish international was sent off for two bookable offences going into the last ten-minutes against Ross County in Dingwall.

Ange Postecoglou's side managed to overcome the Staggies even with ten-men though, with a late stoppage time winner from Anthony Ralston.

Referee Alan Muir flashed Starfelt his first yellow after a tussle with Jordan White - which resulted in the Celtic player sustaining a bloody nose.

Minutes later he then fouled Regan Charles-Cook as the County playmaker skipped past him on the by-line.

Faddy believes the call from the ref to send Starfelt off was harsh.

He told BBC Sportscene: “I think the first one is extremely harsh because you're taking one in the face and yeah, you’re going to be angry and the referee needs to show a bit of common sense.

“The second one, Regan Charles-Cook does brilliant, gets round the outside and I think as he falls, he does just bring him down.

“I think he’s really unlucky, Starfelt, because he gets tight, they’re side by side and as he falls, it’s enough to bring Charles-Cook down. I think he’s unfortunate.”

Partick Thistle defender Richard Foster provided his thoughts too. 

He said: "I think the first booking is for dissent and initially you can see why. I don’t think he knows where he is so he grabs his whole face, his chest and his nose.

“He’s pouring with blood so he’s been caught by Jordan White and he had every right to be a bit annoyed with that. The referee’s got to maybe look at him and think ‘right, fair enough, you’re bleeding and I can see why you're annoyed.’

“The second one, Regan Charles-Cook does brilliant, gets round the outside and I think as he falls, he does just bring him down.”