Kris Boyd called out over Celtic controversy as Davie Provan delivers verdict on Callum McGregor row

Davie Provan insists he would not condone any suggestion Callum McGregor should've been singled out by Rangers after Kris Boyd's controversial comments.

Celtic were incensed by the pundit's claimed he was surprised no Ibrox stars "tested" their captain's face mask during Wednesday night's derby.

McGregor was forced to wear the protective equipment for his side's 3-0 victory having suffered a fractured cheekbone in the Scottish Cup against Alloa just 11 days prior.

After a flood of complaints, Celtic released a statement confirming the comments were being "addressed" before Boyd himself issued a clarification later on Friday evening.

Former Celtic striker Provan says a Rangers player wearing a mask would not have been treated with any leniency or added aggression during his career, as he denonuced the idea McGregor should've been "smashed".

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He told Go Radio: "What I will say, is in my time if there was an Old Firm game and a Rangers player was playing with a mask, there is no way we'd be treating him any differently.

"We'd make sure he knew we weren't going to do him any favours because he had a mask on.

"You would want to put a physical pressure on him, you would want to take advantage of any