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title: "Celtic: Petrov criticises Callum McGregor over ‘poor’ penalty"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Celtic News"
published: "2022-03-06T14:45:02Z"
modified: "2022-03-06T14:45:02Z"
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# Celtic: Petrov criticises Callum McGregor over ‘poor’ penalty

**Former Celtic midfielder Stiliyan Petrov hit out at Hoops captain Callum McGregor for his penalty miss against Livingston on Sunday lunchtime.**

### The Lowdown: Disappointing display

The skipper was once again selected in midfield by Ange Postecoglou, making his [41st](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/callum-mcgregor/leistungsdaten/spieler/120977) appearance of the season in all competitions.

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However, the 28-year-old had an afternoon to forget on a personal note as he was the Hoops’ worst-rated performer by some distance. As per [SofaScore](https://www.sofascore.com/livingston-celtic/cXsgX), the skipper recorded a match rating of 5.6/10 after he missed a penalty, failed to complete any of his attempted dribbles or crosses and was second-best in seven of his 11 duels.

### The Latest: Petrov’s comments

With the score at 0-0 in the early stages at Almondvale, McGregor missed from the penalty spot after Jack Fitzwater handled Daizen Maeda’s effort, with his strike coming off the post.

Talking live on-air at half time on [Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/livingston-vs-celtic/445454), Petrov labelled the midfielder’s penalty as “really poor”, with the Hoops one goal to the good at the break.

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### The Verdict: Phew

Celtic fans may have been fearing the worst after McGregor’s penalty miss, but it didn’t take long for Maeda to open the scoring.

An own goal and a James Forrest strike gave the Hoops a comfortable lead in the second half, with Postecoglou’s side regaining a three-point lead at the top of the Premiership.

Luckily, McGregor’s spot-kick woes didn’t come back to haunt Celtic, but you’d expect that Josip Juranovic will once again take control from 12 yards out when he’s on the pitch.

***In other news: [Deal negotiated – ‘Ambitious’ Celtic ace who Postecoglou hailed now open to Parkhead exit](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-news/celtic-osaze-urhoghide-open-to-permanent-exit/)***