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James McFadden comments on why Craig Gordon gets criticised

James McFadden of Motherwell FC in action during the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier League match between Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC and Moth...
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Craig Gordon is the first-choice goalkeeper for Celtic and the Scotland national football team at the moment.

Craig Gordon of Celtic looks on as Mikael Lustig scores an own goal during the UEFA Champions League Group B match Between Celtic and Paris Saint-Germain at Celtic Park on September 12,...

Craig Gordon is one of the best goalkeepers in the Scottish Premiership and is the first-choice custodian for the Scotland national football team at the moment.

The 34-year-old has been on the books of Celtic since 2014 and has been part of the Scotland senior team set-up since 2004.

There have been times when the former Sunderland and Heart of Midlothian goalkeeper has made mistakes.

There have been criticism for Gordon, both from the Celtic fans as well as from well-known pundit Chris Sutton (click here and here to read more).

Former Everton and Birmingham City striker McFadden has a theory why Gordon gets criticised.

Craig Gordon of Celtic makes a fine save during the UEFA Champions League Qualifying Third Round,First Leg match between Celtic and Rosenborg at Celtic Park Stadium on July 26, 2017 in...

“I think the criticism comes because people expect him to be perfect,” said McFadden on Sky Sports Main Event in the build-up to the 2018 World Cup qualifier between Scotland and Slovakia last Thursday evening (7:24pm, October 5, 2017) regarding Gordon being criticised.

Celtic goalkeeper Craig Gordon answers questions from reporters during a press conference at the Culloden Hotel on July 13, 2017 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Celtic face Linfield in a...

Celtic are at the top of the Scottish Premiership table at the moment with 20 points from eight matches.

Brendan Rodgers’s side are level on points with second-placed Aberdeen and are the favourites to win the league title this season.

The Hoops will return to action next weekend when they take on Dundee at Celtic Park in the Scottish Premiership.