Morton boss Dougie Imrie insists Celtic’s controversial penalty “changed everything” in their 5-0 Scottish Cup fourth round defeat to Celtic.
The Cappielow club started brightly at the home of the Scottish Premiership champions. But they found themselves 1-0 down on 18 minutes after VAR alerted ref Kevin Clancy to a possible handball by former Hoops defender Efe Ambrose. There seemed little the Nigerian could do as the ball deflected on to his hand from close range, but Clancy pointed to the spot and Aaron Mooy converted from 12 yards to send Ange Postecoglou’s team on their way.
A Kyogo double either side of a David Turnbull strike before the break put the game out of Morton’s reach, and Mooy rounded off the scoring with his second and Celtic’s fifth after the interval. But Imrie was left wondering what might have been and questioned how the officials at Clydesdale House and on the park could award a penalty after seeing the incident again.
