Bobby Madden has weighed in on last night's penalty drama in Rangers' win at Kilmarnock.

The hosts were awarded an early spot kick by referee David Dickinson for a John Lundstram handball. 

There were very few, if any, complaints from the Gers midfielder or his teammates, as VAR checked the incident before backing up the on-field decision. 

Danny Armstrong stepped up, as he does so often for Killie, to give them an early lead, with Derek McInnes' side going on to have the upper hand in the first half. 

However, former Scottish FA official Madden was of the view that VAR should have intervened to advise Dickinson to review the incident at the pitchside monitor. 

He wrote on Instagram: "Easy to understand the live decision due to where arm position finishes. At the point of contact, the arm is tight to the body and the defender does not make themselves unnaturally bigger.

"Difficult to understand why an on-field review wasn’t suggested and a still of the point of contact presented to the referee. If I can identify that image on my phone, VAR should be able to find it with a system that’s costing the clubs well over a million a year."

After Rangers secured a second-half comeback, with James Tavernier and Tom Lawrence scoring within a four-minute period before the hour-mark, they had two penalty shouts of their own. 

The first looked dubious to say the least, with the ball deflecting up off Cyriel Dessers onto Stuart Findlay's hand. 

Madden insists this sort of situation should never result in a pen. He commented: "This is not a penalty. You can’t punish a player for playing a ball against their own hand/arm. Would really appreciate people starting to recognise that."

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But the third and last handball incident of the evening at Rugby Park involved the ball seemingly striking the hand of Lewis Mayo as a cross was flashed across the Killie box.

And Madden reckons VAR failed in its duty to try resolve this flashpoint.

He wrote: "Very difficult to see this contact live. There is a clear image of the ball making contact with an outstretched hand. These are the crucial decisions VAR was introduced to resolve."

Killie had a second penalty shout of their own in the second half. 

Liam Donnelly was tumbled over in the box after the midfielder appeared to touch the ball before his Rangers opponent. 

Madden did not select this incident to review on his social media account though, with other penalty flashpoints across the Premiership catching his eye instead.