Try this angle Gary. There was a clear elbow into the neck of our player Trusty that could have constituted a penalty but the high hand is absolutely indisputable and the ball hits that high hand. Whether in the first minute or last minute that is a penalty. Hand is in an… https://t.co/UGB9K18RLz pic.twitter.com/DB90Rbtgcw
— Tommy Sheridan (@citizentommy) May 13, 2026
The 62-year-old took to social media to share an image of the incident involving Auston Trusty and Sam Nicholson, though the X post had been AI-generated.
Responding to Gary Lineker, he said, “Try this angle Gary. There was a clear elbow into the neck of our player Trusty that could have constituted a penalty but the high hand is absolutely indisputable and the ball hits that high hand. Whether in the first minute or last minute that is a penalty. Hand is in an unnatural position.
One telltale giveaway of the still’s lack of validity appears on Nicholson’s sleeve, which appears to show an old English Premier League logo, rather than the Scottish Premiership emblem.
Celtic went on to win the game 3-2, thanks to Kelechi Iheanacho successfully converting his spot-kick past Calum Ward.