Brendan Rodgers thought that John Beaton called his decision to book Fabio Silva for simulation correctly before VAR intervened and Rangers won a…
Brendan Rodgers says that Celtic are in a ‘really strong position’ in the title race despite the late Rangers equaliser that denied his side victory at Ibrox, but the Celtic manager accused Ibrox midfielder Fabio Silva of simulation as he won the penalty that flipped a thrilling game on its head.
Despite his disappointment at that late leveller and his annoyance at Silva, Rodgers was pleased with the performance of his players, and he is more than satisfied with his team’s position in the Premiership. “The first half was absolutely brilliant. Couldn’t have been more comfortable in the game. Some of the level of our“Disappointed with the penalty, that gives them a little up in the game whenever we were clearly the much better team. Ali, who is on a booking, has to be really careful in the second half with the timing of his tackles and I thought he was perfect with it.
“But the whole thing was leaving here today with the performance and still with everything in our hands. “For a team that has been written off and told they are going through the motions all year I think we definitely turned up.end of the season and we are ready to turn up. I have nothing but positivity in how mentally they were in the game, how they approached the game, the courage they played with and knowing the back we have going forward.
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