Celtic ‘fan’ Aaron Donnelly panned over Dundee goal celebration as star offers explanation for reaction

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Aaron Donnelly was criticised after he appeared to refuse to celebrate his goal for Dundee against Celtic at Dens Park. The 21 year old centre-back thought he had grabbed an historic winner - the Dark Blues haven't beaten the Hoops at home for 37 years - when he headed home on 78 minutes against the champions at Dens Park on Tuesday night.

The Dee fans erupted with joy as a 3-2 win was truly becoming a reality. However, Donnelly merely held up his hands and looked to the turf refusing to celebrate.

Afterwards, the Sky Sports pundits debated why the defender appeared to hold his hands up after putting his team in front and seemingly on their way to a famous victory.

Hoops legend Neil Lennon expected more of a reaction, James McFadden was keen to give Donnelly the benefit of the doubt while Kris Boyd couldn't resist a tongue-in-cheek dig.Lennon: "I've been in that position myself - I didn't score for five years!"Boyd: "Did you say sorry after it as well?"Lennon: "It was a JFK moment.