Penalty to Rangers lands unanimous verdict as Celtic given another Treble salute – Monday Jury

Q.1 Were Celtic worthy winners of the Premier Sports Cup?

KEITH JACKSON: Yes. Rangers pushed them much harder than expected but Brendan Rodgers has surrounded himself with quality. Celtic had more in reserve when it mattered most of all.

SCOTT BURNS: It doesn’t matter if they were worthy winners or not, the bottom line is they lifted the Cup. Celtic certainly weren’t at their best but got the job done, as they so often do.

FRASER WILSON: Either side could have won it. It was harsh on Rangers who created more chances throughout despite Celtic bossing most of the ball. The draw was a fair result but of course someone has to take the cup home and if it comes down to composure from the spot then yes, Celtic edged it.

MICHAEL GANNON: Celtic were not at their best and Rangers gave it everything. But there was always the sense the Hoops had more quality and experience in the big moments and just about shaded it.

Q.2 Should Rangers have been awarded a penalty for the Vaclav Cerny flash point with Liam Scales?

KEITH: Yes. The slow motion replays show Cerny's foot was planted on the line when Scales hauled him down. No blame should be apportioned to John Beaton but VAR had to intervene.

SCOTT: It was a foul by Liam Scales. The offence on Cerny was on the line of the 18-yard box so it should have been a penalty.

FRASER: Yes. Former top level officials are in agreement that Scales tug on Vaclav Cerny was an offence inside the box and thus should have resulted in a spot kick. Almost impossible for on-field ref John Beaton to see but VAR Alan Muir should have intervened.

MICHAEL: There’s debate about the initial tackle before the tug taking place well outside but the officials have to let the phase play out and VAR should have