Celtic star Greg Taylor has opened up on his on-pitch spat with Todd Cantwell during the Scottish Cup final. The Hoops made it a league and cup double on Saturday with a 1-0 win at Hampden Park.
It was close and cagey game that was blown open by a single error from Jack Butland, late in the game, with Adam Idah scoring a rebound from close ranger just minutes after Butland had made a big save to keep Rangers level. The Gers also had a goal chalked off after VAR earlier in the game.
Celtic star Taylor put in a big performance, and at one stage, he clashed with Rangers midfielder Cantwell, who has had his fair share of scuffles on the pitch. Speaking about the incident after the game, Taylor said: “I like playing on the edge, definitely. He said a few things that I didn’t like. It was a good battle in the game, but it was important to get the win.
“I don’t want it to be a headline or that, I just didn’t like a couple of the things he said. But that’s fine, we move on. We went on and did the business, so it’s important we focus on us and the success we’ve had in winning a cup. Adam was key to that.”
“Winding players up and putting things on Instagram, having a go at Chris Sutton, just get on with your game. He got dropped for a bit there because of what he was doing. He’s a good player but he would be a lot better if he stopped all the nonsense and just got on with playing football.”
Cantwell has clashed with Clement over his antics, and he was once dragged off during the first half of a Europa League clash earlier this season. Speaking about that particular incident, the midfielder said: “Yeah, definitely it was a tough moment. No player wants to be that player [that is taken off early]. Listen, me and the manager have had a lot of conversations and I have got a lot of respect for the manager. I think he is a good person as well as a good manager.
