Callum McGregor was subject to a wild lunge against Hibs on Wednesday night.

Ryan Porteous came crashing into the Celtic captain when there was no need for the defender to leave his feet.

The Hibs defender was just back from a suspension he picked up at Ibrox for a very similar lunge. On this occasion, there was no red card.

I think the referee has decided it’s not a red simply because Callum didn’t go down.

https://twitter.com/annemarie6377/status/1453632377612349441?s=21

The similarity of both tackles is striking and the fact one resulted in a red at Ibrox while the other only warrants a yellow adds to the frustration we have with referees at the minute.

If you want to know how horrible the challenge was, take a look at Callum’s leg.

https://twitter.com/mattmcglone9/status/1453626966196768774?s=21

Celtic won 3-1 on the night and were good value for their victory.

The Hoops cut the gap at the top to just two points and could head to the summit of the SPFL with a win this weekend.