Celtic vs Rangers ref watch: Three decisions that Steven McLean got wrong
Rangers piled the pressure on Celtic manager Wilfried Nancy as they fought back from behind to win the Old Firm derby 3-1 at Parkhead on Saturday.
Celtic looked the most likely to score early on, and they took the lead in the 20th minute as Hyun-jun Yang raced through from the right flank and rifled past Jack Butland for 1-0.
Rangers then levelled the scoreline just after half-time as Youssef Chermiti tapped home from close range after Nicolas Raskin had done well to get to the byline and pull the cross back.
Chermiti grabbed his brace just before the hour mark to turn the game on its head, and Tottenham loanee Mikey Moore made it 3-1 in the 71st minute.
Steven McLean was the man in the middle, and Football Insider have looked at three decisions that he did not get correct throughout a feisty derby affair at Parkhead.
Emmanuel Fernandez should have been cautioned for elbow on Arne Engels
Rangers defender Fernandez was poor in the first half, and was lucky not to be booked for a clear elbow on Engels after just three minutes as he tried to shield the ball by the touchline.
The Gers’ summer signing was being challenged from behind by the Celtic midfielder before his right arm swung back quickly and caught him flush in the face.
It seemed an accidental movement, but was clearly not within the rulebook, so McLean should have brandished an early yellow.
Djeidi Gassama should have been sent off for a clear second yellow offence
McLean booked Gassama in the 55th minute after a late tackle on Johnny Kenny as the hosts tried to move upfield.
He then should have seen red for what looked to be a clear bookable offence, as he stood in front of a Hoops player to delay the restart while they tried to take a free-kick in the 82nd minute.
McLean blew his whistle and told him to step away, but should surely have brandished another yellow card for the Gers winger.
Shin Yamada deserved a yellow for a clear dive
Celtic became desperate in the closing stages of the game, and Yamada summed up their troubles as he took a dive in the box in added-time to try to win a penalty.
The ball had broken loose in the area from Engels’ cross, and the Japanese striker tried to kick it in mid-air but failed and went down in a heap as he claimed to have been caught by a Gers defender.
McLean waved play on as he clearly saw no contact, but should have booked the Celtic striker and given a free kick the other way for how theatrically he tried to deceive him.