Monday 8 August 2016 11:10, UK
Celtic captain Scott Brown described Jamie Walker as a "cheat" after the Hearts midfielder won and scored a controversial penalty in the Hoops' 2-1 Ladbrokes Premiership win at Tynecastle.
Scott Sinclair came off the bench just hours after his move from Aston Villa was confirmed to score a dramatic winner for the champions, but there had been some previous drama.
The 27-year-old, who signed a four-year deal for a fee reported to potentially reach as much as £4.5m, watched from the bench as James Forrest drove Celtic into the lead in the eighth minute.
However, in the 36th minute, Hearts drew level when referee John Beaton adjudged left back Kieran Tierney to have fouled Walker, who dispatched the spot-kick.
Walker was adamant that there was contact but when Brown came into the media room immediately afterwards, he said: "It is brilliant how well he dives. He is really good at that. He should have been in Rio.
"It was a dive. Cheat. What else can you say?
"The referee came out at half-time and said he got it completely wrong. He made the decision, he hasn't seen it and the linesman's not put his flag up.
"It was always a hard game when you come here, a great atmosphere and you expect a hard challenge like they gave us. They tried to play football and mix it up as well.
"Hearts are great at that but sometimes there is no place in football for cheats and that's been a couple of times here now."
Moments earlier Walker had said: "I knocked the ball on and I've seen him (Tierney) coming out the corner of my eye and felt contact so I went down.
"At the end of the day, I am not the referee, I don't give the decisions."
Hoops boss Brendan Rodgers was less strident in his assertion of the incident.
"The referee made the mistake and thankfully it didn't cost us," he said. "The young guy took a dive, which was clear."
