O’Neill provides more details on pitch invasion
Celtic players were escorted off the pitch as the chaos ensued, with manager Martin O’Neill providing further details after the game.
“It’s a big derby game and I think there was a lot of jubilation at us winning. The fans spilt over and I suppose it is very difficult to quell that,” O’Neill said.
“As we were making our way back, there was some kind of fracas and someone had tried to get on the field. It’s unfortunate [scenes at the end] but hopefully it doesn’t dilute the performance in terms of character.
“All I saw was a bit of a scrum down at the bottom. As you say, maybe it does taint proceedings but I think there was an element of self-protection in that one.
“I am making judgments on things I only half saw. From my viewpoint, it was a great win for us. Rangers are very strong and had the full week to go at it.”
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