Former Rangers captain Barry Ferguson says Celtic should have had a penalty in the Glasgow Derby at Ibrox.

Referee John Beaton did not award the Hoops a penalty for a handball by Rangers defender Connor Goldson in the derby.

The match at Ibrox ended 2-2 after Kyogo Furuhashi scored late on for the Scottish champions to salvage a point.

However, there was VAR controversy during the fixture when Goldson appeared to block a Carl Starfelt strike with his hands inside the box.

It was a decision that was not given by Beaton, who did not go and have a look at the monitor to review the call but chose to be guided by the VAR officials, led by Willie Collum.

Ferguson was in no doubt it should have gone Celtic's way, though.

He told Go Radio: “I watched it a couple of times and, for me, Connor Goldson’s arms and hands are in an unnatural position and I thought it was a penalty. I think Rangers have got away with one there.

“If you’re asking for my honest opinion, it strikes Goldson’s hand and I thought straight away it was a penalty.”

The Hoops have been at the centre of several VAR controversies since the new technology was rolled out in the Premiership back in October.

High-profile incidents include penalties given against Alexandro Bernabei and Matt O'Riley against Hearts, a penalty not awarded to Celtic for handball against the same opposition and a Jota goal ruled out for offside against Motherwell with camera confusion at the centre of it.

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