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MCLEAN STEVEN bbcCeltic fans turned their anger onto Neil McCann and David Tanner after their favourites won 3-0 at Dundee United to move five points away from securing the SPFL Premiership title.

After a poor first half the hoops turned on the style with Leigh Griffiths scoring a hat-trick with the third goal coming from the penalty spot in the 83rd minute.

A brutal tackle on Gary Mackay-Steven from John Rankin saw Willie Collum point to the spot with the incident jumped upon by the Sky Sports duo.

Rankin’s lunge started outside the box but after attempting to ride it the follow through sent Mackay-Steven crashing to the turf inside the penalty box.

Incredibly Tanner and McCann compared the awarding of that penalty with the Josh Meekings incident at Hampden with the tired, jaded and ridiculous notion that these things even themselves out over the course of a season trotted out.

Since publishing the letter that they sent to the SFA Celtic have been criticised over their motives from a number of pundits rather than question why three top officials were unable to see as clear an incidence of handball as you are likely to find.

A week after the Meekings incident at Hampden Celtic are still awaiting an explanation from the SFA with Friday’s statement from the Judicial panel revealing that one or more officials saw the flashpoint.

Sky Sports will screen Celtic’s home match against Dundee on Friday with a home win and failure by Aberdeen to win at Dundee United the following clinching the title for Celtic.

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