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Josh McCafferty

Brendan Rodgers details discussion with referee over disallowed Maeda goal

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has detailed the conversation he had with referee Steven McLean after his side's 2-1 loss to Hibernian this afternoon.

Josh Campbell's brace put David Gray's men comfortably ahead at the break, and although Daizen Maeda got one back in the second half, it ultimately wasn't enough for the Parkhead side to take anything from the game.

Maeda, however, scored another goal which, if allowed to stand, would have drawn Celtic level.

It was disallowed, though, because the ball was adjudged to have gone out of play in the buildup.


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Post-match, Rodgers was visibly incensed and spoke to referee McLean and one of his linesmen about the incident.

The Celtic boss has since detailed how the conversation went: "He (McLean) just said afterwards it was a VAR decision that it was factually out," revealed Rodgers.

"I don't want to be overly critical until someone produces an actual piece of evidence that shows us the ball was conclusively out."

After their defeat this afternoon, Celtic now turn their attention to the visit of Aberdeen to Glasgow's east end on Tuesday evening.

Rodgers' men will look to get back on track against the Pittodrie side after two disappointing results this week.

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