Mark Clattenburg makes his VAR stance crystal clear with Auston Trusty Celtic red card verdict

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Celtic’s draw with Hearts had a huge moment of controversy after Auston Trusty was sent off with just 13 minutes left to play at Tynecastle.

Celtic boss Martin O’Neill was fuming at the red card decision as he said definitively that it ‘was not a red card’.

For the second game in a row, VAR intervened to reduce the Bhoys to ten men after Celtic’s draw at Bologna saw the Hoops play out over an hour with a man down.

Is Martin O’Neill correct? The Celtic boss was fuming!

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So, to gain an impartial view on the decision that looks like it has cost Celtic two points, 67 Hail Hail contacted former FIFA referee Mark Clattenburg for his verdict.

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Mark Clattenburg ‘doesn’t believe VAR should interfere’ in Celtic red card decision

The onfield decision made by referee Steven McLean was a yellow card. But an intervention from John Beaton forced the whistler over to the monitor to check.

And from that moment on, Celtic fans knew what was coming next. But that intervention did not impress Clattenburg.

Clattenburg told 67 Hail Hail, “At the time, I thought a yellow card was correct when Auston Trusty of Celtic pulled back Pierre Landry Kabore of Hearts as the ball was not fully in control and the ball was going wide of the goal.

“However, the VAR uses slow motion and sees that the ball could be reached by the forward and he would have been in on goal.

“I don’t like this use of technology and I don’t believe VAR should interfere in subjective decisions.

Another John Beaton VAR red card cost Celtic at Hearts

This is not the first time John Beaton and VAR have intervened when Celtic have played Hearts at Tynecastle.

The Hoops support will remember the time Brendan Rodgers called out Beaton when Celtic lost 2-0 in his first season back at the club.

A disgraceful penalty decision on top of Hyunjun Yang’s red card consigned Celtic to defeat and Rodgers to a touchline ban.

Will this decision continue to be pored over for days to come? You had better believe it.