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Rangers' Vaclav Cerny Breaks Silence on Celtic Park Incident
Rangers v Fenerbahce S.K. UEFA Europa League Vaclav Cerny of Rangers reacts after a missed chance during the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 Second Leg match at Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow UK Newspapers OUT Copyright: xJamiexJohnstonx FIL-21576-0194 IMAGO / Focus Images
Rangers got their first win at Celtic Park in almost five years at the weekend when they defeated Brendan Rodgers' side 3-2. But coming out of the game, the player who has seen the most headlines neither scored nor assisted on the day. Vaclav Cerny appeared to spray water from his bottle towards the Celtic supporters when Rangers scored their later winner at Parkhead. Unsurprisingly, that incident has landed him in hot water and there have been suggestions that he could be handed a ban that could range from two to eight games. Cerny has broken his silence on the matter recently as well. According to the Daily Record, he said to media Prague outlet iSport Blesk regarding the incident that took place at Celtic: "I don’t want to say too much, I can’t. I find it a bit absurd. "The stands are so close, to have open water… I didn’t even know what was happening at that moment. I just ran. It’s a derby." So, Cerny appears to be presenting that whatever happened was unintentional and that it was a combination of the

This article first appeared on Celtic FC on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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