Neil McCann has been told Rangers striker Kevin Kelsy "could" have handled the ball before netting against Kilmarnock. However, James McFadden reckons VAR could not have intervened in the Ayrshire side's 3-1 Premiership defeat with no "definitive proof" on the flashpoint.
Kelsy's goal under scrutiny
With the Glasgow giants already leading 1-0, Kelsy would take down a Dan Neil cross on the edge of the box. The £9million summer recruit would stumble and fall to the ground as he claimed possession. As he lifted himself up from the grass, some angles appear to show the 22-year-old handling the ball.
The attacker would then set himself, before lashing the ball toward goal - and would see his effort deflect beyond the reach of Killie goalkeeper Calum Ferrie. Referee Matthew MacDermid did not intervene and he was backed up by Grant Irvine and the VAR team.
McCann's frustration and pundit reaction
McCann vented his frustration at the decision following the full-time whistle, insisting that the Venezuela international had handled the ball before finding the net. Speaking on BBC Sportscene, former Ibrox striker Steven Thompson posed: "A handball? No?"
Former Scotland international McFadden chimed in: "Neil McCann is unhappy. He feels it's a handball. It could be, but there is no definitive proof to tell you that it is. So, there is no way that it can be given." McFadden is flagging the IFAB VAR protocol states that the team in Clydesdale House cannot intervene without evidence that a clear and obvious error was made by the man in the middle.
McCann's post-match comments
Speaking to the BBC after the game, McCann said: "We gifted Rangers three goals. I've got a real probelm with the second one - I think it's a handball. We gave Rangers a 3-0 lead but there was still lots we did well in the first half."
"At 2-0, you've got two gilt-edged opportunities and we haven't worked the goalkeeper. At half-time, I had a few words to the team and we've come out and dominated the game. Rangers are a good team and I knew it would be difficult but I want us to play with the bravery we showed in the second half from the start."
"It's not good enough to just win the second half. They have to believe in how good they can be. At 3-0 at Ibrox, it's easy to go under and they never did. It's very early in the season and the long international break has disrupted our rhythm. We need to start winning games of football and I believe we will."
