Rangers demand answers from SFA over Celtic penalty snub as new CEO Patrick Stewart gets fired in on day one

Patrick Stewart has got straight down to business in his first day as Rangers CEO by demanding answers from the SFA over the penalty they DIDN'T get at Hampden.

It was an all-time classic at the national stadium as Celtic and Rangers played out a 3-3 thriller before the Hoops edged it on penalties to claim the first trophy of the season. As is expected whenever the Glasgow giants face, there was no shortage of controversial incidents - a prominent one coming in stoppage time when Vaclav Cerny went down on the edge of the penalty box under contact from Liam Scales.

Rangers appealed for it but ref John Beaton played on and VAR Alan Muir opted not to call him across to the monitor. Nothing was given, and Record Sport understands that new CEO Stewart - who started in his new role on Monday morning after the final - has spoken to the SFA to ask for an explanation over the non-award.

Speaking on Sunday night'sHotline Live, ex-grade one whistler Des Roache insisted VARshould have spottedthe foul and pulled it back for a check. And Roache believes Muir broke with protocol by failing to tell ref John Beaton to take a look at the flashpoint for himself on the pitch side monitor. Roache said: “The laws of the game state that, if you are pulling a player outside the penalty area and it continues inside the penalty area it’s a penalty kick.

“Going by the footage we are seeing, Liam Scales clearly has a hold of Cerny whose foot is on the line. The line is part of the penalty box so therefore it should have been a penalty. You’ve got to go by fact. And the factual letter of the law is that’s a penalty kick.

“Going by the footage we are seeing, Liam Scales clearly has a hold of Cerny whose foot is on the line. The line is part of the