SFA Head of Refereeing Willie Collum acknowledges that Rangers deserved penalty against Celtic in League Cup final

Willie Collum, head of refereeing for the Scottish FA, acknowledges that a penalty should have been given to Rangers during their League Cup final against Celtic.

Celtic defender Liam Scales brought down Vaclav Cerny in the first half of extra-time but referee John Beaton adjudged the incident to have taken place outside of the box.

VAR Alan Muir and assistant Frank Connor did not overrule the on-field decision, with the score level at 3-3 before Rangers went onto lose the shootout.

However, Collum told the SFA's VAR Review Show: "The holding [of Cerny's shirt] begins outside the penalty area and then it continues on the line and arguably beyond the line and fully into the penalty area. Regardless, the fact it's on the line this should be considered as a penalty kick."

On Monday - the day after the match - Rangers CEO Patrick Stewart asked the SFA for an explanation over the non-award of the penalty.

After the game, Gers boss Philippe Clement described the non-intervention by Muir and Connor as "really weird".

More to follow....

This is a breaking news story that is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh this page for the latest updates.

brings you live updates as they happen. Get breaking sports news, analysis, exclusive interviews, replays and highlights.

is your trusted source for breaking sports news headlines and live updates. Watch live coverage of your favourite sports: Football, F1, Boxing, Cricket, Golf, Tennis, Rugby League, Rugby Union, NFL, Darts, Netball and get the latest transfers news, results, scores and more.

Visit skysports.com or the App for all the breaking sports news headlines. You can receive push notifications from the app for the latest news from your favourite sports, you can follow @ScotlandSky on X to get the latest updates and you can also now follow ' WhatsApp channel.