EX-Celtic ace Chris Sutton has shared his opinions on the debate surrounding Rangers’ Michael O’Halloran at the Scottish Cup Final.
O’Halloran was snapped sitting with Hoops supporters at Hampden Park on Saturday in a move that has not gone down well with the Light Blues side.
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Sharing his thoughts on Twitter, 45-year-old Sutton wrote: “I don’t understand the issue here?? Some would say it’s nice to see a Rangers player at a cup final this season....”
Within hours, his post gathered over 5,000 reactions as general opinion among football supporters remained divided.
The image of O’Halloran, 27, was widely-shared across social media as Celtic celebrated their side’s historic Double Treble.
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The striker’s agent Kenny Moyes insisted O’Halloran went to the game as a “neutral.”
Moyes said: “Michael didn’t realise he would be surrounded by Celtic fans but hindsight is a great thing and he now regrets the decision as he accepts it doesn’t look too good.
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“I know he is taking some stick from the Rangers fans but he absolutely wasn’t at Hampden as a Celtic supporter. He’s a Rangers player.”
“He is concerned at how it looks to the Rangers supporters but he thought he would be in a neutral section and didn't realise until it was too late,” he added, reports the Daily Record.
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