Scotland no goal farce enrages Michael Stewart as he reveals UEFA U-turn and 'strange' factor alerts fellow pundit

Michael Stewart insists Scotland deserved clarity from UEFA over Scott McTominay’s hugely controversial disallowed goal after claiming the commentary team were told it was ruled out for a foul by Jack Hendry - only to then be told it was for offside.

The Manchester United man scored an absolute screamer direct from a free-kick but the wild Tartan Army celebrations were cut short as referee Serdar Gozubuyuk ruled it out after being refereed to the monitor and that caused huge controversy in Seville.

Jack Hendry was initially thought to have fouled Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon and Viaplay co-commentator Stewart described that as “absolutely ludicrous”. However, it was later claimed that was ruled out for offside and Stewart said: “I can’t help but look upon the disallowed goal as such a huge turning point. It’s a goal. Even if it’s offside, it comes down to has he affected Simon. He’s not touched the ball. It’s not a case of offside and offside alone. If you watch the replay, Unai Simon doesn’t do anything. He just falls into his goal.

“Regardless of whether Jack Hendry is, there, Simon is not getting that ball. Jack Hendry touches the goalkeeper but this is football - there is contact. There needs to be a bit of clarity.

"In commentary we were told that UEFA had said it was a foul. Not offside. And if you look at how the referee has given it. The delivery from Scott McTominay was incredible. It doesn’t matter if Jack Hendry is there - Simon can’t get that ball."

Fellow pundit Guillem Balague said: “The referee raised his hand but you could only see if if you were actually watching because at the time we were looking for replays, looking at each other for answers. But he did raise his hand to indicate offside at the point