James Tavernier admits Rangers penalty 'confusion' as skipper in line with boss over THAT handball mystery

Two shots, two goals.

That’s what Kyogo Furuhashi has produced against Rangers in two Old Firm derbies this term. And for Ibrox skipper James Tavernier, that’s what made yesterday’s defeat to their city rivals so hard to swallow. Philippe Clement’s side left Parkhead with a 2-1 defeat after Paulo Bernardo’s opener and Kyogo’s dream strike secured victory for Celtic.

Tavernier pulled a goal back late on with a trademark free-kick but with Gers down to 10 men following Leon Balogun’s red card they couldn’t salvage a point. The captain was gutted with the result but saw enough from his team-mates to give them encouragement for the remainder of the title race. Tavernier was more disappointed at Clement’s side’s failure to be ruthless in front of goal. In the first half Cyriel Dessers, Ross McCausland and Todd Cantwell all had chances to beat Hoops keeper Joe Hart.

But they couldn’t convert and paid the ultimate price at the other end. When it comes to killer instinct in the box, Kyogo is the master – as he proved again. It was the same story at Ibrox in the season’s first derby when the hitman bagged the winner. Tavernier said: “In any game you have to be clinical.

“I think Kyogo has had two shots against us in two games and scored both of them. That’s the difference. We created good chances today. Ross had a good chance through one on one and we just have to be more clinical in taking those chances.

“It’s obviously a hard one to take. But there are a lot of positives too. The mentality of the team to create more chances when we went down to 10 men, having more shots – it’s the small margins when it comes to any game, just finishing our opportunities.

“Moving forward we can definitely take positives. Tuesday’s game against