Rangers star should have been sent off like Celtic ace as Hoops star admits playing with an injury
Ex-referees believe a Rangers player should have been sent off in their win over St. Mirren.
Rangers and Celtic were both successful at the weekend in their bid to win the Scottish Premiership title.
The Light Blues made their way past a dogged St. Mirren outfit, while Celtic smashed Motherwell by three goals to zero. Here’s what is appearing in the rumour mill this morning.
A group of former referees have decreed that a Rangers player should have received his marching orders for a tackle in the Light Blues’ game on Sunday - meanwhile, a Celtic defender has confessed that he has recently been playing on a toe injury.
Connor Barron ‘should have been sent off’ vs St. Mirren
Connor Barron was a lucky man on Sunday afternoon, according to Behind the Whistles on social media. He challenged for the ball with his boot high in the air - and they believe he should have been shown a red card for it by referee Calum Scott.
To back up their argument, they cited an incident from last season in which Celtic player Yang Hyun-jun was sent off for a near-identical incident against Hearts. Nevertheless, Barron was not red carded as a result of the challenge and the Gers went on to win the game 2-1, despite the best efforts of Stephen Robinson’s men.
In a post on their official X page, Behind the Whistles which is ran by ex-referees Steve Conroy and Des Roache posted: “Identical ‘tackles’ & should have received identical sanctions. We said Yang was right to be sent off, so Barron should also have been sent off.”
Carter-Vickers admits to playing on foot injury
One of Celtic’s key defenders, Cameron Carter-Vickers, admitted that he had been playing on a foot injury for around a month, according to an interview that he recently conducted.
He made his return to the squad during the Hoops’ win over Motherwell at the weekend, when he was subbed on in the 68th minute for Alex Valle. He helped to shore up Brendan Rodgers’ backline as they coasted to a comfortable win, keeping a clean sheet along the way. It marked Carter-Vickers first competitive outing in a Celtic shirt since they annihilated Slovan Bratislava by a score of 5-1 in the Champions League back in September.
Now, the USA international will be in contention for Celtic’s upcoming games against Dundee and Aberdeen, with the latter of these two fixtures taking place in the Scottish League Cup semi final. It gives Rodgers a selection headache, as Auston Trusty and Liam Scales have been playing well in Carter-Vickers’ absence.
Speaking to Sky Sports, Carter-Vickers said: “I missed a bit with an injury, but yeah, it was good to be back out there today, and hopefully, I can kick on now and keep going. Obviously, it’s difficult to watch, but I was proud of the boys. I thought they put in a great performance.
“I had it [the toe injury] for a little while, a month, but I was kind of playing with it. It was kind of time to rest it and get it right, so that is what I did.”