Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes has echoed the sentiments of Celtic boss Neil Lennon with treatment of his players during a Covid row.
Earlier in the season, players from Aberdeen and Celtic brought controversy upon themselves.
Eight Dons players went to a bar in the city centre whilst then-Celtic player Boli Bolingoli flew to Spain and failed to quarantine upon arrival, playing in the Celtic match against Kilmarnock.
Now more Covid breaches have been found out, Rangers pair Jordan Jones and George Edmundson going to a party in Glasgow. The Ibrox side were commended for their swift response by authorities.
There has been less widespread condemnation of these actions than the Aberdeen and Celtic decisions, which has irked Lennon and now McInnes has given his take on it.
The Dons boss says his players were an easy target: “While we were wrong at the time and rightly criticised, I haven’t seen the same condemnation that was aimed towards us right across the board for anybody else. That is a fact.
“Whether that was because we were the first, I don’t know. We took an unbelievable amount of criticism from the outset. Rightly so, and we took our punishment.
“What I did feel at the time was there was a feeling from a lot of people and one or two managers that they were doing everything right and I felt as though it was too easy for us to be shot at.
“I did feel at the time when I saw other managers and people from clubs being interviewed saying that they were doing everything right with them at Aberdeen letting the whole side down.
“I felt angry and disappointed about that at the time. I did say at the time that every club would be affected by this. All you can do is try to minimise the risks and the effect of that.”