Hearts boss Robbie Neilson went on a bizarre post match rant after his side was beaten 3-1 at Celtic Park.
The Jambos took the lead after in form forward Josh Ginnelly nodded the ball into the net.
Neilson had set his side up to frustrate the league leaders as there was constant fouling going on across the pitch.
Celtic didn’t let it get to them as they hit back and were on level terms after Kyogo delivered a great ball to Daizen Maeda who levelled the scoreline.
The Hoops weren’t at their thrilling best but deserved their goals after the interval to complete the job and retain the nine point advantage at the top of the Scottish Premiership.
After the match, Neilson went on a bizarre rant about his team being treated unfairly as he reckons that Celtic fullback Alexandro Bernabei should have saw red.
VAR referee Nick Walsh reviewed the incident and decided not to call referee Alan Muir over to monitor as the game was allowed to progress.
Following the match, the Jambos boss couldn’t resist having a dig.
“To be honest I thought it was a shambles, the whole thing. First time I have ever seen no yellow card but it goes to a VAR for serious foul play,” said Neilson as quoted by [@ClydeSSB].
“I’m sure Alan will look at it and firstly be disappointed with his own decision but secondly that he wasn’t asked to go and look at the VAR screen because I think, if he goes and sees it, it’s maybe a different outcome.
“But usually you come to Parkhead and need a decapitation before you get a red card against them. It wasn’t to be. It was nearly a leg off but if the head came off we might have got it.”
This isn’t the first time that Neilson has come to the east end of Glasgow and had a moan and it’s becoming a bit of a personality trait.
He’s very selective when it comes to these rants and always seems to blame decisions when things don’t go his way. During the previous game back in October at Tynecastle his side certainly got more than one decision in their favour.
Many Celtic fans could have predicted that this would have been his response after the game as he knows exactly what he is doing before the Scottish Cup tie between both sides on Saturday.
