During the match, Rangers defender Katic’s mistake led to Callum Hendry’s opening goal and Gerrard was seen calling for Edmundson to warm up before a potential substitution. However, he decided to stick with the 23-year-old Croatian in the end.
After the game, Gerrard said that he did not follow through with an early substitution as it could ruin the player’s morale for a long time.
Despite having Katic’s back during the game, the Rangers boss made it clear that his defence let him down during his post-match presser.
Sutton believes that his blatantly obvious comments could hurt Katic’s morale.