Former Rangers attacker Neil McCann doesn’t think Celtic should have been awarded a penalty in the closing stages of their 4-1 win over Ross County yesterday.

While they dominated proceedings, it took the Bhoys until the closing stages to get into the comfort zone.

Indeed, after Kyogo Furuhashi’s brilliant header put them 2-1 up with nine to play, it looked like Brendan Rodgers’ men were going to have a job on their hands to hold out.

After a duo of terrific long diagonal passes from Arne Engels and Kyogo, though, the ball fell to Yang Hyun-jun in the box. The South Korean looked to control it and was brought down by Ross County defender James Brown. The full-back clattered the winger and didn’t get anything on the ball.

While referee Matthew McDermott didn’t initially point to the spot, after review, a penalty was rightly awarded.

Although it looked like a stonewaller, pundit McCann took a strange stance on it on Sportscene on Saturday night: “I don’t think VAR should be getting involved here,” he said.

“I think Matthew McDermott has actually made an on-field decision, again, a lot like Hatate and Eli Campbell, there is contact, but for me, Brown’s trying to get his leg across to almost bump him, to shield him, and Yang actually goes with the outside of the boot, misses it, then he takes it away.

“I mean, there’s going to be contact if you’re bodying someone, and you’re allowed to be physical.”

Arne Engels missed the initial kick from 12 yards, but after County ‘keeper Jordan Amissah was adjudged to have been off his line, the Belgian netted at the second time of asking.

Luke McCowan added a fourth deep into stoppage time, rounding off a productive afternoon for the Celts in the Highlands.