Morelos complained to both the assistant referee and the fourth official after lashing out when Brown clipped his heels but he showed more contrition on Monday as he posted a message on social media.

The 22-year-old wrote on Twitter: "Good afternoon, I would like to offer an apology to all the fans, my team-mates and the coaching staff for what happened in yesterday's match.

"I promise to do everything in my power to ensure that nothing like that happens again & to give the club and the fans my all. Thanks for the support and affection you've always given me."

Morelos will now be banned for four matches – two extra games on top of his automatic suspension because of his previous record.

His first red card of the season was downgraded to a yellow for kicking Scott McKenna but he has now been sent off a further three times in the Ladbrokes Premiership and once in the Europa League.

The former HJK Helsinki striker has received a total of 20 yellow cards including the downgraded card against Aberdeen, with four of them being double-bookings which led to two reds.

Andy Halliday will also miss Wednesday's visit of Hearts after receiving a second yellow card after the match, after taking exception to Brown's celebrations. And Ryan Kent will discover before 3pm on Tuesday whether he faces a ban after lashing out at Brown in the wake of James Forrest's 85th-minute winner.

Scottish Football Association compliance officer Clare Whyte has until then to instigate retrospective action. She would need the unanimous backing of three former match officials to issue a notice of complaint over any incident.

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