Joe Hart’s red card statement
Joe Hart has apologised for his red card at Livingston today, the first of his career.
In the 28th minute the experienced keeper raced out of his penalty box and sent Mo Sangare tumbling to the deck.
It was a fairly cut and dried decision, a VAR check took place to check for a possible offside but when that was cleared Hart was off, Scott Bain on and James Forrest sacrificed before the half hour mark.
After being at fault for Feyenoord’s opening goal in midweek the red card completed a miserable week for Hart but his team-mates ensured that there was no further punishment by turning a 1-0 lead into a 3-0 victory.
Bain will start next week’s match away to Motherwell with Hart virtually certain to come back into the team for the Champions League tie at home to Lazio.
Ben Siegrist is Celtic’s third choice goalkeeper but has been left out of the Champions League squad.