Defiant Andy Halliday reckons the performance of Bobby Madden during Rangers' win over Celtic has been blown out of proportion.
The whistler has been heavily criticised following the Scottish Cup showdown as Gio van Bronckhorst reached the Scottish Cup semi-final showpiece.
However, Hearts midfielder Halliday reckons the response from fans has been over the top.
The former Rangers star reckons both sides could have been more severely punished at times, but insists Madden's performance was better than some showings from Scottish officials in the last two weeks.
Halliday said on Clyde 1 SuperScoreboard: "Listen, I don't think Bobby Madden had a great game.
"It's probably one of the most overreactive responses to a refereeing performance I have ever seen. I have seen worst refereeing performances in the last fortnight than I seen yesterday.
"I think you could tell from the first couple of minutes he was trying to let stuff go, which can often happen in these games.
"I thought Callum McGregor was lucky not to see a booking early, and how John Lundstram never got a booking I will never know.
"I thought Calvin Bassey was lucky not to receive a booking as well. The foul Celtic got away with in the build-up to the goal, on Carter-Vickers, was never a foul.
"If you want to go on the narrative that every decision made altered the game, then it could have been 2-0 as the free-kick before Celtic' s goal should not have stood."
