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John Hartson claims Celtic had to beat 'two teams' as he lets rip over VAR

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Unimpressed John Hartson claims Celtic had to get past two teams in their thrilling 4-3 win over Hearts at Tynecastle as VAR arrived in Scottish football.

The Welshman watched his former team denied a penalty after Michael Smith appeared to move his hand to the ball to thwart James Forrest's flick into the box.

Nick Walsh briefly consulted VAR but HQ quickly decided the incident didn't merit further review. That left Ange Postecoglou and his players aghast on a day Hearts were awarded a pair of spot kicks.

And Hartson saluted the Premiership champion for coming out on top of a game which saw three penalties Speaking on Sky Sports, Hartson said: "You find ways of winning games.

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