Postecoglou: 'Zero chance' bad decisions will even out

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou claims there is "zero chance" that major decisions against his team will be evened up this season as he expressed confusion over why his team were denied an Ibrox penalty following Connor Goldson's "save".

Goldson put two hands up in front of his face to stop Carl Starfelt's shot but referee John Beaton played on and video assistant referee Willie Collum did not call a review.

Referee guidelines say that putting hands in front of the face can be a natural reaction but Postecoglou felt the incident was straightforward and another example of inconsistencies.

The Celtic boss referred to a penalty his team were denied for handball against Hearts defender Michael Smith and at least one decision that went against them at Parkhead.

Alexandro Bernabei conceded a penalty against Dundee United when Steven Fletcher's header hit his arm after he had jumped, and Matt O'Riley was penalised against Ross County when the ball hit his arm from close range as he was moving it closer to his body.

On the Ibrox incident, Postecoglou said: "It's a penalty. I have seen people doing all sorts of mental gymnastics trying to show why it's not a penalty, which probably suggests it is. If it wasn't, it would be a simple explanation.

"I don't think it is just confined to us as a club, I think there's other clubs probably in the same boat. It's just really confusing now for players in the box to know what they can or can't do because it seems to change depending on who's in charge of the decision-making process. Because there is zero consistency in decisions being made.

"In 25 years of coaching or managing I have always abided by the referee's decision. You would be hard-pressed to find me really criticising any referee in my