Rangers have slammed Alan Brazil over "grossly inaccurate" claims Sir Rod Stewart was angrily confronted by an Ibrox director's son following Sunday's Betfred Cup Final .
And the club insist Celtic fan Stewart was taken away by stewards for "goading" the youngster after the Hoops' 1-0 win.
TalkSPORT host Brazil, speaking on his Thursday breakfast show, alleged the youngster "went for" the 74-year-old singer after accusations he lay on the floor and goaded Rangers officials.
A club spokesperson for the Ibrox side, however, are adamant Brazil's version of events are "spectacularly wrong" and demanded an apology from the former Manchester United and Tottenham forward.
In a statement given to The Scottish Sun , Rangers claim Stewart had to be removed from the room after approaching the boy.
It read: "Rangers are seeking an apology from Alan Brazil after his crass and grossly-inaccurate comments on talkSPORT this morning when he said the son of a Rangers director had confronted Rod Stewart in the director’s lounge at Hampden after Sunday's cup final.
"The truth is Mr Stewart, who was witnessed lying on the floor of the VIP area, eventually got to his feet and approached the youngest member of Rangers’ official party.
"The teenager was sitting alone looking at his phone when Mr Stewart approached and started goading him but the young man had the good sense and dignity to ignore the comments.
"Mr Stewart’s behaviour was witnessed by a number of Rangers directors and he was asked politely and quietly by one of them to leave the boy alone and return to his own group.
"Yet, Mr Brazil, who was not even there, actually commented that the son of a Rangers director ‘went’ for Mr Stewart, who was later directed towards an exit by stewards after Rangers had asked that they attend.
"Once again Mr Brazil has contrived to get it spectacularly wrong when talking about Rangers and the very least he should do is broadcast an apology for what many will regard as a calumny."
Brazil's comments were broadcast live on air earlier on Thursday, with the pundit relaying a version of events which had Stewart rubbing his stomach while sprawled on the floor of the Hampden director's box.
He said: “By all accounts after the final at the weekend at Hampden. Rod went into the directors box and he had had a few.
“I’m not saying he was hammered but he’d had a few.
“Celtic won the cup. Rangers played very, very well but lost.
“And Rod by all accounts lay on his back on the floor in the directors box in the lounge rubbing his tummy laughing and giggling saying: ‘You just can’t beat us can you?’
“One of the Rangers officials, I think it was his son, went for him. He had to be grabbed and pulled back.
“It all kicked off in the directors lounge by all accounts. So Rod, be careful what you are doing.”
