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Tory MP and football linesman are not two careers you would usually find side by side, but for Douglas Ross that is the norm.

Ross was one of the match officials for Sunday's Old Firm derby between Celtic and Rangers at Ibrox.

And the MP for Moray found himself at the centre of controversy as he screamed for Celtic's Jozo Simunovic to be sent off after the clash with Rangers Alfredo Morelos during the match.

The Daily Record report that Ross was caught on camera urging his fellow official to produce the red card after the Croatian defender looked to have elbowed Gers forward Morelos.

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Celtic - who are notoriously a left-wing club - were reduced to ten men when referee Willie Collum went with Ross' call to dismiss Simunovic.

The incident sparked debate as fans took to Twitter to outrageously claim that Ross had acted through bias against Celtic.

One fan wrote, "Douglas Ross running the line at Ibrox there. Tories famously neutral on Rangers-Celtic rivalry."