Monday 27 November 2017 18:55, UK
Craig Gordon has defended Celtic colleague Scott Sinclair, who came under the spotlight after winning a controversial penalty in the 2-0 Betfred Cup final win over Motherwell on Sunday.
The most contentious moment of the game at Hampden Park came just before the hour mark when the Hoops winger appeared to go to ground easily in the 'Well box after defender Cedric Kipre put an arm on Sinclair as he raced past.
The 20-year-old Frenchman was sent off by referee Craig Thomson before the Hoops' prolific France Under-21 striker Moussa Dembele scored from the spot to add to James Forrest's opener early in the second half.
Motherwell boss Stephen Robinson raged at the decision afterwards, while Sinclair said: "I felt a tug on my arm and I went down."
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Goalkeeper Gordon backed the former Aston Villa and Manchester City player by saying: "What I would say about Scotty is that he doesn't go down that easily at all.
"Thinking back to the game here against Hibs he is straight through and I think it was Efe Ambrose who tried to bring him down.
"He stayed on his feet to try to have a shot at goal and they clear it away and we only get a draw when it should have been a penalty.
"This time he does go to ground to get the penalty.
"He is always looking to shoot, perhaps even when there are passes on.
"If he had the possibility of trying to put that in the back of the net I am pretty sure he would take it.
"He is a goal scorer, he wants to score goals and if he has the opportunity to score a goal he normally tries to stay on his feet to score."
