Kenny Dalglish fumes at 'scandalous' Celtic treatment as the King demands Champions League bin ropey refs
dailyrecord.co.ukFuming Kenny Dalglish insists former side Celtic were the victims of a Champions League miscarriage of justice during their bruising 2-0 defeat to Feyenoord.Brendan Rodgers' side were left licking their wounds after coming up short in Rotterdam but the legendary Liverpool icon is utterly convinced whistler Irfan Peljto from Bosnia made a balls-up over the decision to award a penalty against Gustaf Lagerbielke and subsequently show the Swede a second yellow over the clash with Igor Paixao.The King concedes the call to dismiss Odin Holm was the right one, however, he cannot fathom the referee's "scandalous" call to punish Lagerbielke and for VAR to then back him up.
Speaking to the Sunday Post, he said: "Celtic made life difficult for themselves on Tuesday night when they lost 2-0 at Feyenoord in the Champions League.
But I also thought they were badly treated by Bosnian referee Irfan Pelito and the match officials."In Rotterdam, Peljto's decision to award a penalty against the Parkhead side for Gustaf Lagerbielke's challenge on Igor Paixao was scandalous.
To add insult to injury, he also booked the Swedish defender, leaving the Hoops a man down. "Joe Hart saved the penalty to keep Celtic in the game at that point after they conceded a goal on the stroke of half-time to Calvin Steng's free-kick.
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