Rangers manager Philippe Clement has admitted everyone connected with the club has felt hurt by the VAR penalty error in the Premier Sports Cup final against Celtic.
The Ibrox boss stated players, staff, and fans were all left scarred by the missed penalty call at Hampden after Vaclav Cervy was hauled down by Liam Scales.
John Beaton awarded a free-kick but replays showed Cerny's foot was on the line of the penalty area. VAR official Alan Muir did not intervene with Willie Collum later branding the error "unacceptable".
Clement has fumed after the match over the major flashpoint, and now the Ibrox boss reckons he has been justified with "no grey area" over the call. But the Ibrox boss was appreciative of the transparency from the Scottish FA after the major refereeing blunder.
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The Ibrox boss said: "Players, staff, fans, everyone was hurt after the match.
"It's hard because after the game you feel the rules aren't followed. There can be a grey area in decision-making, that was not the case.
"It's good there was transparency from Willie Collum. He was really clear about it. It doesn't help in the end for the result because it was a game deciding moment.
"Everyone in the club hopes everyone at the top of the SFA has that ambition like Willie to make things better. It's for all of Scottish football."
While Clement is aware of the hurt experienced by players and fans, he has turned his attention to the Scottish Premiership tie against Dundee and urged his players to put all their focus on this weekend.
"For us, it is now really important to focus on a very important game against Dundee," said Clement.
"We need to focus on what we have been doing, and to get the three points against Dundee."
