For now, Clement’s only question is why his team wasn’t awarded a penalty in the second half.
Scales tugged on Vaclav Cerny’s shirt and clipped his foot, leading to a free-kick being awarded just outside the Celtic penalty area.
However, Clement claims he received “hundreds of messages” about the incident, stating that the foul was on the penalty area line and should have resulted in a penalty kick.
“I don’t know if you’ve seen these pictures but my phone is overloaded with the penalty situation,” the Rangers manager said.
“I received hundreds of messages about this decisive moment. The referee doesn’t see this moment, but he failed to get the VAR message on the screen, which is strange to me.”
However, McCann and fellow Sportscene pundit Scott Allan were left reeling when they wore blue and caused no outrage.
McCann was “surprised that the Rangers players didn’t go berserk”, while Allan was perplexed that “Cerny didn’t make much noise himself”.
But there was plenty of shouting from the stands, both in the dugout and on the field, as the Rangers failed to make the most of a four-on-one run.
Cerny, who took control of the ball, played through Hamza Igamane, who chose to pass to Nedim Bajrami on the right and then hand the ball to the attacking Cerny or Mohamed Diomande on the left.
Cameron Carter-Vickers came back and blocked Bajrami’s cross and the chance was gone.
Clement said it was “really disappointing that we made the wrong decision.” However, misplays were rare, which was not the case in the last derby.
Although Rangers ultimately lost control of the trophy, they headed down the tunnel almost three hours after kick-off with their eyes open for future rewards.
