Brendan Rodgers is calling out the lack of clear evidence surrounding Celtic’s disallowed equaliser in their recent 2-1 defeat to Hibernian. Despite VAR ruling that Alistair Johnston’s cross had gone out of play before Daizen Maeda scored, Rodgers remains skeptical due to the limitations of available camera angles.
Referee Steven McLean informed Rodgers post-match that VAR had deemed the ball to be “factually out,” but the Celtic manager is adamant that concrete evidence is needed to support this decision.
The Key Match Incidents (KMI) Panel will review the controversial call on Friday, with Willie Collum expected to address the issue on the VAR Review Show. Celtic fans are frustrated at the lack of definitive proof that the ball completely crossed the line, especially since the assistant referee did not signal for a goal kick initially.
Rodgers is urging the Scottish FA to release any evidence they have regarding the out-of-play incident to bring an end to the ongoing controversy. This is not the first time Alan Muir has been involved in VAR drama this season, as he controversially denied Celtic a penalty in a previous match.
Despite the setback, Celtic remains 13 points ahead in the Premiership, with Aberdeen set to visit Parkhead on Tuesday as Rodgers’ team seeks to bounce back from the controversial defeat.
