The 2-2 draw between Rangers and Celtic was full of controversy as the first derby between the two sides containing VAR led to the Scottish champions appearing to be denied a penalty.

The fixture ended all square at Ibrox after Kyogo Furuhashi's late strike meant the two clubs left with a share of the spoils.

It is a result which means Ange Postecoglou's side remains nine points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership.

However, one decision in particular courted controversy in the fixture and that was the decision taken not give the Hoops a spot kick after Connor Goldson appeared to block Carl Starfelt's strike with his hand.

Referee John Beaton did not go for a second look at the monitor and instead chose to be advised by the VAR officials, of which Willie Collum was in charge.

Now an image has emerged which appears to clearly show that the ball struck the Englishman's hand.

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It was an incident that could have potentially denied the Scottish champions a point in the fixture.

The handball rule, according to the International Football Association, and whether an offence has been committed is categorised as when a player: "Deliberately touches the ball with their hand/arm, for example moving the hand/arm towards the ball and touches the ball with their hand/arm when it has made their body unnaturally bigger."

The Law also states that: "A player is considered to have made their body unnaturally bigger when the position of their hand/arm is not a consequence of, or justifiable by, the player’s body movement for that specific situation.

"By having their hand/arm in such a position, the player takes a risk of their hand/arm being hit by the ball and being penalised."

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In the build-up to the game, Hoops boss Ange Postecoglou had expressed hope that VAR wouldn't kill the atmosphere of a showdown beamed across the world.

“I am sure the authorities and officials are well aware of the magnitude of the game and the eyes that will be on the game,” he said.

“The last thing that we all want is to be standing around and watching an individual with his hand to his ear for too long. That is not what people around the world are going to be wanting to watch.

“If mistakes are made in terms of decisions I think we can deal with that, but ultimately what we want to see is a good game of football.”