There was nothing lost in translation as Reo Hatate 's body language spoke louder than words over his role in Callum McGregor's red card.
A blind pass late in Celtic's win over Motherwell sold his skipper short and one professional foul later saw his team-mate red carded as he hauled down Ross Tierney for a last man offence. Shoulders sunk, a look of deep regret and the naughty schoolboy demeanour was on show as he admitted there was a post-match apology to his fellow midfielder and obvious regret
It's a measure of the standards being set by the ever-increasing influence the Japanese star holds in his team that one blot on his copybook spoiled a day where he'd just been confirmed as man of the match. What had he said to his colleague? “Sorry." And had his act of contrition been accepted as part of a learning curve which has been arriving thick and fast? He said: “You will have to ask him."
