Neil McCann insists Celtic benefited from an AI mistake on VAR after Kyogo Furuhashi’s second goal against St Johnstone.
The Scottish champions ran riot at McDiarmid Park as they sent six goals past Perth Saints goalkeeper Ross Sinclair to continue their perfect start to the season and keep their spot at the top of the table. It was the perfect preparation for the clash with Borussia Dortmund at the Westfalenstadion as Brendan Rodgers looks to pull off a major upset in the Champions League.
However, McCann reckons that Celtic benefited from a dodgy lines as he put the blame on Artificial Intelligence for drawing lines incorrectly after Kyogo found the net. The striker peeled Jack Sanders and Kyle Cameron to meet Greg Taylor’s cross in from the left flank and the Celtic striker headed the ball in. While Rangers‘ hero McCann was full of praise fo the goal – he reckons the lines were drawn incorrectly.
McCann told Sportscene: “This Celtic side break at speed – and they don’t mess about now. They are so efficient going forward.
“That is a quite brilliant cross from Greg Taylor, but again it’s one of the ones where we are having a go at Artificial Intelligence. That looked slightly offside, the lines are drawn in, and we have to trust them. Nonetheless, it’s a superb header.”
However, as it stands Scottish football does not have a semi-automated system for drawing lines or the involvement of AI, like was seen at Euro 2024 and in other tournaments. The likes of the English Premier League have still yet to introduce the system – recently delaying the move until 2025 – instead, like the Scottish Premiership, relying on the VAR room to draw the lines.