Scott sorry as Hoops hopes fade

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As the Clydesdale Bank Premier League champions trailed to a first-half goal by Simon Lappin, top scorer McDonald was substituted and replaced by Georgios Samaras, and the former 'Well frontman fumed in the dugout and had words with all and sundry.

Strachan said: "There are more important things than Scott's reaction but he has apologised to me and his team-mates and that says it all. He knows he was in the wrong, so he has apologised, but it is a small thing in comparison to getting beaten by Motherwell when you are wanting to win the championship."

Strachan said last week that eight wins out of eight were needed for Celtic to retain the title, but the shock defeat by Motherwell leaves his side six points behind leaders Rangers and the Ibrox side have two games in hand.

The Celtic boss understandably back-tracked slightly, saying: "It's going to be near-impossible but we will keep plugging away.

"I said we couldn't afford to lose any more points but my opinion has been wrong on a couple of things, as has been pointed out now and then.

"So if my opinion is wrong this time, I will be delighted.

"That encapsulated the last few months for us, we made chances but couldn't score and when we need a clean sheet, we don't get one.

"So that is my concern."