Michael Stewart has delivered his verdict on a controversial incident he noticed as Rangers lost 3-1 to Celtic.
Danny Rohl is now under even more pressure than he was going into the Old Firm derby, with the Light Blues set to finish in third place this season.
Rangers could have dented their arch rivals’ title hopes, but Sunday’s result has put them just a point behind league leaders Hearts.
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Michael Stewart believes Celtic should have got a red card against Rangers
Stewart failed to understand how the VAR decided against dishing out a red card to Celtic defender Alistair Johnston for his challenge on Mikey Moore.
While Johnston did get to the ball first, his studs were high on the follow-through and that clearly endangered the safety of the English attacker.
However, the officials deemed it to be not serious enough for a red card and asked Nick Walsh to stick with his decision.
Stewart stated that the follow-through matters and those who say it does not are going back two decades.
In his view, players are not allowed to do such a thing, and that it should have been a clear red card.
He wrote on X: “A good many people feared VAR/officiating would have a huge part to play in the title race. Hopefully it isn’t decisive but deary me. How the VAR can look at the replays and not see a red card has occurred is wild.
“To hear some people say the follow-through doesn’t matter is like going back 20 years. Couldn’t believe what I heard on commentary: ‘Where’s he meant to put his foot?’
“You’re not allowed to jump into a tackle and have a follow-through like that plain and simple. Terrible VAR!”
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What did Danny Rohl say about the incident?
Rohl did not want to make excuses in the aftermath of the game and stated that he is not someone who will attack referees.
All he said was that what he heard was that there could have been a red card, but he refused to get into the specifics of the incident.
The German also stated that there could have been an offside in one of the goals Celtic scored, but even for that, refused to criticise the officials.
He said: “I think in general I never look for excuses, but what I heard was maybe there is an offside, maybe there is a red card.
“Maybe there is decision making on the pitch, but I am not a manager who will publicly attack the refs.”
