Aiden McGeady blasts Rangers boss Derek McInnes over Celtic title injustice claim

Former Celtic winger Aiden McGeady has hit out at Rangers boss Derek McInnes over his claims of an ‘injustice’ surrounding Hearts’ dramatic title defeat to the Hoops last season.

McInnes guided the Edinburgh outfit to the brink of a historic Premiership triumph before Martin O’Neill’s Celtic secured a fifth successive league title with a dramatic 3-1 victory at Parkhead on the final day.

The former Hearts manager, who has since taken charge at Ibrox, reflected on that disappointment ahead of his return to Tynecastle on Wednesday evening, which ended in a 2-2 draw.

McInnes admitted feeling guilty about leaving Hearts while the club was still coming to terms with its title heartbreak, suggesting that controversial refereeing decisions during the closing weeks of the campaign contributed to a sense of injustice.

However, McGeady was having none of it, insisting the Rangers boss was attempting to deflect responsibility for his side’s failure to get over the line.

Speaking on the Go Radio Football Show, the former Celtic star said: “The injustice has been mentioned a few times. What was the injustice? Was it a few contentious decisions, as he said?

“But at the end of the day, it was in your hands and you blew it. It was in your hands and you blew it. All you had to do was draw the last game of the season. Couldn’t do it.

“So I can understand why you’re going to put it down to, ‘It’s not my fault, it’s not the team’s fault, it’s referees.’

“But, yeah, for me, that’s you glossing over that.”