An unseen incident involving Adam Idah during Celtic's 7-1 hammering of Dundee last night sparked fears among the club's own TV channel.
Simon Donnelly and Peter Grant were worried that the Republic of Ireland striker has thrown a 'punch' during a heated exchange on the park.
Brendan Rodgers's side strolled the victory as they battered Tony Docherty's 10-man side. The champions led 6-0 at half time.
Idah, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Matt O'Riley, Daizen Maeda and Greg Taylor had the hosts up by five when the on-loan Norwich attacker was involved in a tussle with defender Ricki Lamie.
The forward was flagged for offside before he was seemingly pushed over by Lamie.
This sparked an angry reaction from Idah, who then shoved the Dens centre-back to the ground, resulting in a booking from referee Matthew MacDermid.
VAR didn't intervene with the incident, but Grant and Donnelly both feared it could've been worse for the loanee, with red being flashed instead of yellow.
Grant said: “I think he is onside. He has got a wee bit of frustration there.
"I know Lamie can’t do what he does but Adam definitely can’t do that. I am glad it’s only a booked because nowadays they say you lift your hands and you’re at risk.”
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Concerned that it could've been a sending off, Donnelly added: “We weren’t sure if he had thrown a punch. He has pushed him.
“You see the experienced players going over and having a word. I think I saw Joe Hart go over. He just needs to calm himself down because he is a boy on form.
"He popped up at a crucial time. He has been a real find and has scored important goals for Celtic. So nothing silly second half.”
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