In a game that was expected to be a farewell for Martin O\u2019Neill,<\/a> Celtic<\/a> ended up whetting the appetite for the home match against Falkirk on Wednesday, where he will still be in charge.<\/p>\n Yang Hyun-Jun,<\/a> Daizen Maeda<\/a> and Reo Hatate<\/a> were scintillating in the first 45 minutes, but by the end, it was Liam Scales<\/a> and Auston Trusty<\/a> providing the big moments.<\/p>\n It was Scales who was penalised in a controversial second-half penalty decision which allowed Martin Boyle to halve the deficit \u2013 Scales commented on it after the match.<\/p>\n Liam Scales on penalty decision in Hibs vs Celtic<\/p>\n We\u2019ve seen our fair share of controversial handball decisions already in the Premiership season so far.<\/p>\n Chris Sutton<\/a> described the call as \u2018harsh\u2019 on Scales in Sky\u2019s broadcast of the match, saying that the Hoops defender\u2019s arms were in a natural position.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Five things we learned as Martin O\u2019Neill train steams on with hard-fought Celtic win vs Hibs<\/a><\/p>\n But when asked about it after the game, the Irishman was brutally honest, admitting that he expected the referee to go to the monitor.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cYeah, I\u2019m not going to complain. I think my hand\u2019s probably up.<\/p>\n \u201cIt just comes through a lot of bodies, and I just wasn\u2019t anticipating it coming to me, you know?<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d have to watch it back, but at the time, I thought that it was going to go to VAR, and would probably be a penalty.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah, 100% [you don\u2019t know if it\u2019s going to go for or against you], but for me, I thought it was going to go to VAR and be a penalty.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, no complaints.\u201d<\/p>\n Liam Scales on the handball penalty decision in Celtic\u2019s win vs Hibs <\/p>\n Was it a penalty?<\/p>\n \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f \u201cAt the time I thought it was going to go to VAR and be a penalty\u201d Callum McGregor & Liam Scales on Celtic\u2019s win, Hibs\u2019 penalty & the Hoops\u2019 search for a permanent manager \u2935\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/Rcwx4RNLiR<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) November 30, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n View Tweet<\/p>\n There may be no complaints from Scales, but O\u2019Neill and the Celtic support may have different ideas.<\/p>\n![\"Callum](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3518-1024x639.jpg\")
Callum McGregor and Liam Scales \u2013 Credit: Sky Sports<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f \u201cIt doesn\u2019t really matter who the manager is, we have a job to try and win\u201d <\/p>\n