Source: Team_Talk
Lafferty: Brown unlucky to see red
Celtic have appealed against the red card dished out to their captain after a clash with Lafferty.Rangers went on to seal victory thanks an injury-time goal from Maurice Edu and went 10 points clear of their rivals.Northern Ireland international Lafferty, now preparing to face Albania in a friendly on Wednesday, said: "To produce a red card was harsh but it is the referee's decision and is nothing to do with me."There was a bit of a scuffle between us and then he made contact with my chest. There was definite contact. I went down but was straight back up."The press in Scotland try to portray me as a bad boy but I just take it with a pinch of salt."Lafferty is pleased Northern Ireland manager Nigel Worthington has agreed to stay until the end of the Euro 2012 qualifying campaign.He said: "Nigel is brilliant in his preparation for each game. He'll have every player up for this match even though most of us don't know too much about Albania."We missed out on the World Cup and that was a major disappointment. We've got to make sure we do better in the Euro qualifiers so the game against Albania is ideal for that."They'll give us a really tough game - that's what we'll be expecting and we have to make sure we have an answer for them. I want to play a big role in the game."Manchester United defender Jonny Evans sat out training on Monday night and is doubtful for the match.Evans took a knock on his knee during the Carling Cup victory over Aston Villa on Sunday at Wembley.He will be re-assessed on Tuesday before a decision is taken on whether he stays or returns to Manchester.As a precaution, Worthington has called up Jonny's brother Corry, 19, who is also at Old Trafford.Corry is currently in San Marino with the Under-21 squad for a European Championship qualifier on Tuesday night and will join up with the senior squad on Wednesday.Worthington is short of defenders as Aaron Hughes and Chris Baird have been rested, Gareth McAuley is injured and Shane Duffy has opted to play for the Republic of Ireland. Scottish Premier League. Click here to bet.