Baffled Kris Boyd in Nicolas Kuhn red card probe as Celtic star excuse doesn't wash with Rangers hero after wild scenes

The German winger netted the winner against Ross County late in the game

Mystified Kris Boyd has raised an eyebrow after Nicolas Kuhn avoided a second yellow card amid the madcap Celtic celebrations at Ross County.

The winger made himself the hero in the Highlands and keep the Scottish Premiership leaders perfect start to the campaign going. After Alistair Johnston deflected the ball into the net to cancel out Ronan Hale's opener from the penalty spot, the German curled the ball into the far corner before rushing into the away end to celebrate with the fans in wild scenes.

However, Kuhn had already been handed a booking by referee Kevin Clancy at Dingwall - and many expected him to be given his marching orders following the scenes after the goal. But the man in the middle kept his cards in his pocket, and immediately after the full-time whistle, Rangers hero Boyd was on the case of the winger and the whistler.

He said on Sky Sports: "Take nothing away from Celtic, it's a fantastic finish from Nicolas Kuhn. But, obviously you can just run into the crowd and celebrate and nothing happens."

The Sky Sports team then swiftly moved on, before the wide man was put on the spot about the flashpoint during his post-match interview. Asked about the emotion of the moment and if he was thinking about the booking, Kuhn said: "I didn't even know I had a booking. I don't know what it was for. I didn't think I did something."

Boyd resfused to accept that answer when it cut back to the studio from the post-match area. He went on: "The rules must have changed. I thought you got booked if you go into the crowd."

Fellow pundit James McFadden pointed to the geography of the stadium as the real issue with the celebration: "I know it's the rules, but it's very hard when it's three or four yards to stop yourself and go 'I'm not gonna celebrate'." Boyd wasn't satisfied, bluntly answering: "Alright..."

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