Diouf: Brown tried to get me sent off
The Celtic skipper was in direct opposition to Diouf in yesterday’s 2-2 Scottish Cup thriller before being substituted by Kyle Lafferty.
There were no real flash points between the two during the match although Brown was booked for staring at Diouf after scoring Celtic’s second equaliser.
Speaking to The Sun after the match Diouf decided to put the boot into the Celtic skipper.
He said: “Brown tried all sorts of things to get me sent off. He said some nasty things about me and my family on the pitch – but I am too big for him.
“He can say all the nasty things he wants. I won’t react. He just wants publicity because if I react then people are going to say that El Hadji did something wrong.”
Diouf added: “I played my own game even though some people tried to wind me up. There was a lot said before the match, but I kept my nerve and was alright.
“Brown tried to wind me up right from the start of the game. He tried things to get me sent off, but I’m too strong for him. I am not here to give a headache to people.
“I am here to play my football and do everything I can to help Rangers win games. I know Brown tried to get me sent off, but that’s OK.
“I know what is going to happen in every game I play here. It happened in England and it will happen in Scotland, I know people are going to try and get me sent off. But I tell you, I’m too strong for those people.
“I am mature now – I’m a big guy and I know what to expect. Maybe five years ago I would have reacted and done something to him and been sent off but not now.
“I tell you right now, I am not going to let anyone down.”
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