Gray’s verdict on VAR calls that went Hibs’ way vs Celtic.

Hibernian head coach David Grey believes that while the decision to send Celtic’s Auston Trusty off on Sunday was correct, his team may have conceded a penalty on another day.

Trusty was sent off in the second half of Hibs’ 2-1 victory at Parkhead for aggressive conduct.Seconds later, Liam Scales was denied a penalty kick after being taken down in the box.

“I think the red, you can’t do that,” Grey stated after the game. “You can’t raise your hands so aggressively.

That is violent behaviour, and it is a glaring red flag. Jamie had a shoulder issue and nearly injured himself, indicating the severity of his impact.

There was a coming together. He goes down. If it’s given on the pitch, it’s unlikely to be overturned. It travelled with us on the day. They have probably gone against us before.”

The victory was Hibs’ first at Celtic Park in 16 years. “You have to truly believe you can do it,” Grey added.

“We needed to defend well and withstand Celtic’s pressure to achieve success.” I was frustrated with the goal we conceded because it was avoidable, but my custodian didn’t make many spectacular saves.It’s a challenging area to visit.

“Back-to-back victories are fantastic, especially here following St Mirren. It has been a long time since a top European team has defeated a squad known for dismal results in Europe.

Domestically, they had nine victories and one tie prior to this, and they are now in a title race for a reason. Massive credit must go to the boys because they earned it. This puts us five behind Motherwell.

They have a game in hand, but we still have to play them twice and the teams around us. We have shown that if we go toe to toe and give our all, we can beat anyone.

“We have to be 100 percent at it. We have a lot of young players coming through, and we’ll improve as the season progresses.” Kai Andrews, a teen loan signing from January, came off the bench to score Hibs’ winning goal.

“The way he plays is really what his character is – composed and calm for a 19 year old boy,” says Grey. “He knows Scotland.

He plays at a big club at a high level, works hard, and wants to improve. “He’ll be frustrated not to have started the last few games, so it’s terrific that he’s come on and influenced the game.

It pulls everyone together and makes them want to play. He should be quite pleased of what he accomplished when he came on.”

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