Brendan Rodgers has opened up on the penalty decision fallout from the Premier Sports Cup final.
The Celtic manager was grilled over the failure to award Rangers a penalty at Hampden despite replays showing Vaclav Cerny's foot on the line when hauled down by Liam Scales.
Willie Collum admitted an "unacceptable" error was made with Alan Muir failing to intervene after John Beaton had awarded a free-kick after the pull.
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The Celtic manager said: "I've been involved in 20 Celtic Rangers games now and I always feel there's a narrative sort after the game, in each game.
"Should there have been a penalty? Should there have been a red card? Should they have not? Should there have been a goal? Even penalties that are awarded when it's offside.
"So there is always something in the narrative so I can understand why you would maybe look at it.
"When I see it and evaluate it, the images that I've seen, it was probably given for the initial foul which was clearly not on the line. But of course it then moves on and goes on to be the penalty aspect.
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"But the bottom line is, whatever happens in the game, you have to get on with it. We can only control what we can and that was to go on and win the game."
Asked whether there is an issue with the VAR decision-making process and failure to highlight the matter, he added: "It's always been acknowledged that even with VAR, there's going to be human error. The guys are not machines.
"They're looking in a more calmer position rather than a pressurised one of the game. But it's still about interpretation.
"Clearly one of the VAR guys felt the initial foul took place away from the incident when it rolled on and that's his specialised opinion as an official, and an experienced official.
"The VAR will have that element of human error. Sometimes it goes for you and sometimes it goes against you."
