Celtic were a goal down and a man down when the stramash in the middle of the field. Alfredo Morelos kicked and hit out at Scott Brown on the field and as things got more heated we saw the referee incredibly holding Morelos at bay to stop him from doing more.
I’ve never seen a referee pulling a player back to stop him getting himself sent off before in my life.. what on earth was Madden playing at? Literally being protected by the referee pic.twitter.com/EA0WqyhYm9
— Craig Campbell (@craig_c83) January 2, 2021
A referee should never be in that position in a game of football.
Notwithstanding Morelos should have seen a yellow in the first two minutes he could have received his second yellow for this but should have probably been sent off for this alone.
Celtic played out their skins for 60 minutes and the game turned on the red card.
19 points behind with three games in hand for the bhoys looks like the league is a forgone conclusion.
We would, at the very least, expect a reaction from the SFA over Morelos kicking out, but they should be asking why their own official is holding any player on the field back.
