article_snippet: Dundee United’s Nadir Ciftci – already banned from the Hampden showpiece – faces a further two-match suspension for violent conduct after kicking out at Parkhead skipper Scott Brown.
article_snippet: A club statement read: ‘
article_snippet: It seems completely illogical and fundamentally unfair that, in an incident where mistaken identity has been claimed, the Dundee United player now identified as being involved appears to have no case to answer – and would be available to play in the League Cup Final and the Scottish Cup replay between the teams –
article_snippet: Dundee United refused to comment publicly on Tuesday night, but are privately furious at some of Celtic’s comments.
article_snippet: The Dundee United striker lashed out in retaliation at the Scotland midfielder before van Dijk and United’s Paton were controversially dismissed by Thomson on the advice of assistant Graham Chambers.
article_snippet: Celtic's Scott Brown  accused Dundee United forward Nadir Ciftci of 'blatantly' kicking Celtic's Scott Brown   in the head .
article_snippet: The failure to penalise Brown’s challenge was blamed by United boss Jackie McNamara for sparking the incident which saw Ciftci lash out with Brown boot.
article_snippet: Failure to win Ciftci appeal would see the striker miss the Scottish Cup replay with Celtic and the subsequent Premiership clash between the sides.