Bitter Kris Boyd disagrees with Celtic’s lack of a red card, claiming that ‘rules must have changed’

The Sky Sports expert says matchwinner Nicolas Kuhn was fortunate to stay on the park.

Miffed Kris Boyd believes Celtic matchwinner Nicolas Kuhn was fortunate to avoid a red card for his late goal celebration.

Alistair Johnston and Kuhn cancelled out Ronan Hale’s first-half penalty to give the Hoops an important three-point win over Ross County. On 75 minutes, right-back Johnston levelled the score as Callum McGregor’s shot bounced off the Canadian’s thigh and into the net.

In the last minutes, German winger Kuhn curled the ball past Ross Laidlaw and dived into the applauding away crowd behind the goal, causing wild scenes. Although Kuhn was obviously caught up in the moment, it was a hazardous decision by the 24-year-old, who had already received a booking for an earlier off-the-ball incident with Connor Randall.

Ref Kevin Clancy could have given Kuhn a second yellow for leaving the pitch of play, but he chose to keep his cards in his pocket, much to the surprise of Rangers icon Boyd.

The Sky Sports pundit said: “‘They [Ross County] defended really well and limited Celtic to a few chances. At the first goal Don Cowie I’m sure will look at it, Alex Samuel is away past the front post for the corner – if he is five yards further back maybe he could clear it.