Former English Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher has given his opinion on a penalty decision in Celtic's match against Livingston.
Just before half-time, Celtic were awarded a penalty after the ball was deemed to have hit Daniel Finlayson's arm in the box, following a corner kick.
Referee Matthew MacDermid consulted the VAR monitor and awarded the spot-kick.
Gallagher backed the decision on Sky Sports, saying: "They are 100 per cent consistent, you cannot knock the Scottish referees.
"Everything that hits the arm like that, they punish.
"They have punished, for the last two seasons, every single one."
However, he raised a query about potential fouling: "The only thing is, is there a push in the back? The referee has got a perfect view, he says no.
"He doesn't see the hand. Once it goes to the VAR, it does strike his arm.
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"I knew, the minute he went to the VAR and saw it strike his arm, they were going to give a penalty."
But not everyone sees the incident in the same way.
Former English Championship regular Jay Bothroyd disagreed.
He said: "It's a ridiculous decision. I'm sorry.
"The defender is going back. He's stretching for the ball with his head, he's in the right position.
"He's gone to win the ball, he's stretching, his arm is there. The fact that its hit him and they've given a penalty, it's crazy.
"The attacker is there, very close to that. I don't understand that, I really don't understand that."
Despite the debate, Arne Engels scored the penalty for Celtic as they went on to win the topsy-turvy affair by four goals to two.
Wilfried Nancy's men return to action on Wednesday evening for their final game of 2025 as they travel to face Motherwell at Fir Park in the William Hill Premiership.
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