Todd Cantwell netted his first goal for Rangers prior to the international break but there was a major question over whether the strike should have been ruled out for offside.
It was Rangers team-mate Fashion Sakala who started the attack that led to the Light Blues' third goal against Motherwell, and Cantwell's first in Rangers colours. The Fir Park side were unhappy post-match with the lines drawn through VAR that allowed the goal to stand. Stuart Kettlewell's men sought clarity from the governing body over the decision in a game marred with flashpoints for both sides.
In a weekend branded the 'worst for VAR' with prominent figures such as Ally McCoist urging the technology to be binned, it appears now Kettlewell has received more information on the particular decision. The new Steelmen boss revealed he spoke with head of referees Crawford Allan, and while he still has some 'question marks', he admits he's happy with the explanation.
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He said: “Just my understanding of it, if we go specific to the incident you’re talking about is if those lines are touching, then the advantage goes to the attacker.
“I’m pretty clear on that now, but if that’s how it’s going to be, I would expect if we go to Easter Road on Saturday and the lines are touching, as drawn on the screen, if our attacker is the one that’s in front of the defender (they get the advantage).
"I’m old-school, I just think in any way if the attacker is ahead of the defender – whether it’s a millimetre or an inch – then it makes him offside. But I’ve been told in no uncertain terms that if these lines are touching and the attacker is ahead, then the advantage goes to the attacker.
“If that falls on Saturday, and it’s one of our forward guys, then I fully expect us to be given that advantage in that situation. I can only take the word of the powers that be, and I have got respect for these guys. That’s what I will now work off of from that.
“I did question that decision, post-match, and it’s where I stick my hands up and say, by all accounts, that Fashion Sakala should be waved onside and the goal should count.
“I sought that clarity with Crawford Allan, he’s made me aware of a couple of things, which I accept. I still have a couple of question marks, just purely from my opinion and being a person involved in football.
“I felt I was very respectful, and the staff were very respectful to VAR, but there was confusion, and maybe not quite understanding why certain decisions came about. But it was a pretty amicable conversation and I’m fairly happy with the outcome.”
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