The only problem i have is Ayer is not going anywhere and you would know if you made the tackle and won the ball cleanly you would be giving away a throw in and advantage to Celtic to slow it down, so he knows on the angle before committing Ayer is not setting up an attack as he is not yet turned, so why fly in at speed, as an attacker you would be looking to gain an advantage by hemming in Ayer and limiting options by staying on your feet.
You would have achieved this based on the speed of the challenge in real time and he would have reached the playe, also by staying on his feet, he left the ground with a second trailing leg also off the ground that will certainly catch an opponent and cause potential damage.
McInness stated also NL sid it was not a red and that Ayer was winking and nodding to his player, this is heresay after an event which we can only base on his word and he never witnessed winking and nodding; we have been here before with the Shay Logan crap regards the racist slur allegedly made years ago, based on what McInnes heard from his player and then said to the media as fact and not what Scott Brown said to the media regards there was no comment made from his player.
McInness has been a good manager for Aberdeen but is a sore loser and looks to deflect if its available.