By JOHN MCGARRY

Published: 20:06, 25 February 2026 | Updated: 20:06, 25 February 2026

Martin O’Neill has lashed out at VAR, claiming the process around Auston Trusty’s red card against Hibs was ‘nonsense’ as the Celtic defender gets set to miss three domestic matches.

The USA international was sent off by referee Matthew MacDermid in the second half of Sunday’s 2-1 home Premiership defeat after video assistant Grant Irvine flagged an incident at a corner involving Hibs midfielder Jamie McGrath.

Trusty struck down on McGrath’s arm with his fist and was sent packing after an on-field review.

Celtic’s appeal was turned down on Tuesday - leaving Trusty missing crucial league games against Rangers, Aberdeen and Motherwell. The Parkhead club then called for an urgent review of how VAR is deployed.

Ahead of the second leg of their Europa League play-off against Stuttgart in Germany tonight, with the Hoops going into the game following a 4-1 defeat at Parkhead last week, 73-year-old O’Neill was animated in his analysis of the dismissal.

‘I did the interview after the game and someone asked me if...