4 key Motherwell vs Celtic ref calls from 'surprise' Yang handball snub by VAR to unanimous red card verdict

It was far from an easy afternoon in Lanarkshire for Celtic as Brendan Rodgers' troops required a late show once again at Fir Park to fire down Motherwell.

Blair Spittal handed the Steelmen a lead at the break, but a spirited second half performance from Celtic saw Adam Idah level seconds after the restart. And with the clock ticking towards the full-time whistle, Idah popped up in injury time to net again before Luis Palma put Celtic's victory out of reach of Stuart Kettlewell's men and cut the gap on Scottish Premiership leaders Rangers to two points.

And aside from the flying finale the game was not without flashpoints for referee Willie Collum and VAR official Gavin Duncan to deal with during the end-to-end encounter. There was a goal chalked off early on in the showdown - while the Hoops' players will feel they were hard done by with penalty claims being waved away from the visiting side. But what are the big talking points to come out of the clash? Record Sport puts the big calls in focus.

Motherwell thought they had taken an early lead when they had the ball in the net inside the opening minutes at Fir Park. Theo Bair beat Liam Scales and Maik Nawrocki to the ball before putting the ball beyond Joe Hart.

He wheeled away in celebration but the flag quickly went up for offside. On Sky Sports, commentator Sutton felt it was the right call: “I think they are right. I think he is offside. But it’s a warning (for Celtic).”

The striker went down under pressure from the centre-back having been marshalled well throughout the first half. His claim for a penalty was waved away, but VAR official Gavin Duncan took his time over a check in Clydesdale House.

In the end, it would not be awarded and Sutton conceded: “There