Motherwell defender Charles Dunne accuses some Celtic fans of cheering player’s head injury

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The Well ace discussed Carl McHugh’s injury during the bad-tempered 4-1 Scottish Premiership defeat on Sunday.

Motherwell defender Charles Dunne has accused some Celtic fans of cheering when Carl McHugh was being stretchered off after being knocked unconscious in Sunday’s Scottish Premiership defeat at Parkhead.

The 26-year-old was speaking in response to a controversial moment when Well scored on 51 minutes with the Hoops expecting the ball to be returned to them after a Ryan Christie injury, leading to criticism from the Glasgow side’s camp.

“It was a really disappointing act on a football pitch,” Celtic ex-boss Brendan Rodgers told BBC Sport of the moment youngster James Scott kept the ball from the throw-in. “Motherwell have the chance to redeem themselves and maybe let us score but it isn’t the case, they want to play on and push for an equaliser.”

Meanwhile, McHugh became unconscious after colliding with Odsonne Edouard before being taken to hospital, but was released on Sunday night and the club subsequently confirmed that a CT scan showed no damage to his head or neck (BBC Sport).

Dunne, speaking in the Motherwell Times, stuck up for 18-year-old Scott by deeming his actions a mistake and suggesting young naivety was at play, while also criticising Celtic for what he perceived as cheers towards their injured player.

“It was just a mistake by James,” Dunne said. “The goal shouldn’t have stood but mistakes happen. Our player went down with a head injury and people were cheering, so that’s not sportsmanship is it?

“It was a bit weird at the time but he didn’t have a clue. He’s a young boy, he hasn’t really said anything. He’s just walking around smiling like normal so I don’t think he really knows the impact that it’s had… we’ve just got to brush it under the carpet and move on.”

Alongside Christie and McHugh, Well’s Tom Aldred was taken off, also with a head injury, as the game finished 4-1 to the Hoops, and both teams will be in action again on Wednesday night.