Graeme Souness claims Celtic have enjoyed a big slice of VAR luck and that Rangers are trailing the title race due to refereeing decisions.
Ange Postecoglou’s side are nine points clear of their bitter rivals and such a chasm at the top has piled the pressure on Gio van Bornckhorst. The Dutchman is set to keep his job until the Premiership action resumes following the World Cup in Qatar, but needs results and quickly.
The Gers host the Hoops on 2 January in the second Old Firm clash of the season. There are another two to play before the campaign is out and maximum points could breathe new life into their challenge. Fall further behind though, and the Ibrox board will be expected to pull the trigger, especially after a Champions League campaign in which the Govan side managed the worst group stage return of any club to have taken part.
They were outclassed on the continent, but Souness believes the league table could look very different had VAR decisions Celtic have benefitted from gone the other way. Exactly which calls the Liverpool legend was referring to is unclear, and the green half of Glasgow will be sure to point out that they’ve had several high profile ones go against them in recent weeks.
However, Souness is adamant that the new technology has been a factor in his former club falling off the pace. He told BBC Scotland: “They [ Rangers ] have lost the games against Celtic which puts them [Celtic] in a very good position.
“But they [Celtic] have got away with a couple of very interesting VAR decisions.
“It could have been a very different story if they had gone against them.”
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