Allan McGregor in livid Rangers rant at 'state' of referees as Neil Lennon tells Ibrox hero 'you're on one'

Rangers legend Allan McGregor has slammed the "state" of referees in Scotland following a controversial call during the Scottish Cup final clash with Celtic.

The former No.1 was involved in a prickly spat with Neil Lennon after referee Nick Walsh opted not to penalise Cameron Carter-Vickers for a first-half foul on Cyriel Dessers in the penalty box - that led to the Rangers striker limping off at half-time. The man in the middle Walsh was in for a busy afternoon as he was sent to the monitor by John Beaton to chop off a goal from Abdallah Sima - which looked to be the opener. The whistler opted to award a free-kick to Joe Hart after what appeared to be a push from Nicolas Raskin in the build-up as the corner was fired in towards the outing Hoops No1.

Adam Idah then popped up in the final moments of the game to punish Rangers as he followed in on an effort that was pushed out by Jack Butland and fired under the Light Blues No1 to send the green and white half of Mount Florida wild. It proved the winning moment for Brendan Rodgers' troops who secured a double having already bagged the Scottish Premiership title.

It was party time for Idah and his team-mates, but the studio pundits were only getting started with their analysis. However, the row between the former Old Firm stars was already rumbling before the full-time whistle. Liam Scales had appeared to give away a free-kick as he barged Dujon Sterling off the ball. Analysing the incident at half-time, Lennon said: "Yeah, it's a clear free-kick. He has pushed him in the back and taken him out at the legs. I don't know why he hasn't given that one against Liam Scales. I think he is fortunate to get away with that."

McGregor answered: 'It's mind boggling. It doesn't