Gerry McCulloch’s Cheeky Celtic Tweet After Arsenal Penalty Claim

Gerry McCulloch didn’t miss the chance to make a cheeky comment following a controversial moment in the Champions League quarter-final between Arsenal and Bayern Munich.

Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka appeared to seek contact with the goalkeeper in an attempt to win a penalty—a move that didn’t sway the referee or prompt VAR intervention.

In that Glasgow Derby, Celtic’s Alistair Johnston initially played the ball before colliding with Rangers’ Fabio Silva, who seemed to be falling already. Referee John Beaton initially booked Silva for diving but reversed his decision after a VAR review—albeit without seeing the full context of Johnston’s initial ball contact.

Celtic have raised this with the SFA, seeking clarity on the decision and why the full footage wasn’t shown to Beaton.

Drawing a parallel between the two incidents, McCulloch tweeted: “But there was contact and the attacker went down, so that means penalty. No?” This tongue-in-cheek comment has garnered the attention of both sets of supporters.

But there was contact and the attacker went down, so that means penalty. No? https://t.co/qopu2HqaG6

— Gerry McCulloch (@gerrymcculloch1) April 9, 2024

The Rangers fans are still using their still images to try and prove it wasn’t a penalty. I simply put to them this, if Tom Lawrence made contact with the ball during the challenge with Iwata, would Dessers have been awarded his goal?