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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Graeme McGarry

Five talking points as Celtic hit five past Morton to cruise through in cup

CELTIC cruised into the next round of the Scottish Cup by thumping Championship outfit Greenock Morton by five goals to nil, but once again it will be the officials tying themselves in knots over the handball rule and VAR that will dominate the post-match discussion.

A hugely contentious penalty, converted by Aaron Mooy, brought an end to a bright opening by Dougie Imrie’s visitors, and from there, the roof caved in.

A trademark David Turnbull long-ranger sandwiched between a typically opportunistic Kyogo double had Celtic out of sight before the interval, with Mooy putting the icing on the cake with his own second in the closing stages.

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