McCoist couldn’t resist a dig after a penalty flashpoint during Man City’s win over Chelsea at Wembley
Ally McCoist and Steven Gerrard on punditry duties at Wembley
Ally McCoist and Steven Gerrard aimed a not-so-subtle dig at Celtic’s refereeing controversy during commentary on the FA Cup Final.
The Rangers icons were on co-commentary duty for Manchester City’s 1-0 win over Chelsea at Wembley on Saturday.
With the score still goalless in the second half, Chelsea had muted appeals for a penalty waved away after Enzo Fernandez’s cross struck the tucked-in arm of City’s Nico O’Reilly.
As replays rolled, TNT Sports lead commentator Darren Fletcher said: “I’ll tell you something. If you give a penalty for that, we might as well all go home.”
And McCoist – who had a meltdown over the Hoops’ 95th-minute VAR spotkick award at Fir Park on Wednesday – quickly fired back: “Wrong country.”
The comment sparked laughter in the gantry, with former Rangers boss Gerrard joking: “He couldn’t help himself.”
McCoist then sarcastically replied: “Sorry about that.”
But Gerrard backed his sidekick, adding: “I agree with you by the way.”
It comes after McCoist branded Scottish football a “laughing stock” after Motherwell’s Sam Nicholson was penalised for a handball – with Kelechi Iheanacho scoring the winning goal to keep Celtic’s title dreams alive.
McCoist let rip and raged: “A horrendous decision that has once again embarrassed Scottish football.”
Yet despite the mass hysteria and outrage over the contentious incident, it’s believed Willie Collum has backed John Beaton for getting the spot-kick call RIGHT.
The SFA also released a seething statement on Friday revealing that Beaton is under police surveillance following a leak of his personal details online.
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