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David Irvine

'Seen all the angles' - McGregor responds after VAR chops off Celtic goal vs Hibs

Callum McGregor has admitted he was stunned to see Daizen Maeda's goal chopped off against Hibernian.

The Celtic skipper had expected the goal to stand after the linesman was unmoved following Maeda's strike which would have levelled the score.

However, a VAR check ruled that the ball was out of play  on the byline before it was fired home by Maeda. 

McGregor reckons a mistake was made with the decision as he remained convinced the goal should have stood after reviewing footage of the incident post-match.

As quoted by the Daily Mail, he said: "Yes, absolutely. We’ve seen all the angles.

"The bench was convinced that it was a goal. The linesman didn’t put his flag up, so the on-field decision is a goal. From what we’ve seen then, it’s a big call to overturn.

"That’s part of the game. People make mistakes and you have to accept it and get on with it."


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Brendan Rodgers suggested guesswork was involved to make the decision as he stated: "Obviously, I am disappointed with the goal that was disallowed as our momentum was high in that point of the game.

"I’m hoping to see conclusive evidence that it (the ball) was out. The linesman, on this side, he had his flag up quite a lot today — but, for the goal, he clearly had one of the best views in the ground and he kept his flag down, which tells me that he felt it was in.

"If it’s the case, then you’ve got to go and review it with VAR, but you’re taking an angle from the 18-yard line. If you’re taking the angle from the 18-yard line, and you can tell me that you can absolutely say 100 per cent (it was out), you’re having a guess.

"These are big games to be guessing in, especially at this point in the season. So we were disappointed with that, and that’s what killed our momentum a little bit. I felt it was harsh on the team."

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