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Rangers racism claims during Celtic defeat as video picks out fan
CELTIC’s 5-1 win over Rangers in the last Old Firm of the season has been thrown into controversy after a fan was spotted appearing to aim racial abuse at Hoops star Scott Sinclair.
Rangers fan appears to make monkey gesture at Celtic star
Celtic striker Sinclair scored from the penalty spot to hand the visitors a seventh-minute lead at Ibrox.
The Scottish champions ran out easy winners in the six clash between these two Glasgow sides this season.
But the game has been overshadowed by an incident in the Rangers crowd during Sinclair’s goal celebrations.
A Rangers fan appears to make a monkey gesture at Scott Sinclair during the Old Firm clash
Celtic have now beaten Rangers five times this season
Sinclair converted his spot kick at the Rangers end, and as he ran off to celebrate, television cameras catch a supporter appearing to make a monkey impression at the former Manchester City player.
It is not known yet what action, if any, the Scottish FA will take on the incident.
Celtic’s win maintain’s their unbeaten season in the Scottish Premiership as they close in on 100 points for the campaign.
Second-place Aberdeen, meanwhile, can stretch their lead over third-place Rangers to 12 points with a win over St Johnstone today.
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