Rodgers hit back at Sunday’s League Cup final – when Rangers were denied a penalty by the Scottish FA’s head of referees. Willie Collum said it should have been given – by saying VAR will not be perfect as it is still open to human interpretation.
The Ibrox side, who lost on penalties after a 3-3 draw, were awarded a free-kick in added time when Liam Scales was penalized by referee John Beaton for pulling down Vaclav Cerny on the edge of the Celtic area.
“There are always going to be issues – it’s still a human decision,” added Rodgers, who confirmed winger James Forrest will be out for six weeks and right-back Alistair Johnston could miss Sunday’s game at Dundee United.
“Everyone is going to make mistakes, and you can see in that scene why they came to a decision.
“Willie is trying to be transparent and that’s only good, because there’s been talk over the years that there isn’t. He’s trying to be transparent and honest. And hopefully that helps the crew.
“There’s always a narrative after Old Firm games – the most important thing is to go there and win. I’m only concerned about winning and in moments of pressure, this team succeeds.”
Rodgers is hopeful that a new deal can be agreed for left-back Greg Taylor but admitted that some players could leave in January and that centre-back Stephen Welsh “could be one of them”.
