Celtic defender Auston Trusty claims his “tap” on the head of Jack Butland has been blown out of proportion.

Trusty escaped with a yellow card when he caught the grounded Rangers goalkeeper on the head with his boot during his side’s Premier Sports Cup semi-final win on Sunday.

Rangers issued a club statement over refereeing decisions on the game, and Butland revealed on Friday morning that he found that decision “difficult to accept” and argued a dangerous precedent had been set.

However, Trusty later played down the clash, initially asking for clarification on what incident he was being asked about during a pre-match media conference ahead of Sunday’s William Hill Premiership clash with Kilmarnock.

The American defender said: “I was just trying to get the ball really. The ref called

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