Houston hits out over referee mix-up

Dundee United boss Peter Houston claims Iain Brines got two players mixed up when he sent off Jennison Myrie-Williams against Celtic. Myrie-Williams had only just come on as a substitute for Danny Swanson in the 62nd minute when he was booked for a challenge on Aiden McGeady.And there was controversy in the 76th minute when Brines showed him a second yellow for a foul on Landry NGuemo after indicating it was for persistent fouling.Houston believes Brines got Myrie-Williams mixed up with Prince Buaben."It was unbelievable," he said. "He got the wrong guy, let him come out and say it."He had spoken to Prince Buaben minutes before that after a tackle and said, 'If you do that again you are going off the park.'"I think he thought it was Prince."I thought it was really poor. When you start pointing all over the pitch for persistent fouling - to a guy who has been on the pitch for five minutes - he got it wrong."Myrie-Williams never left the touchline because I was shouting on him to do get over this side."It will be interesting to see what his report says."Buaben added to the controversy by saying: "Jennison said that he thought the referee thought it was me but the referee should know, that's his job, he is a professional."Brines was unavailable for comment.A first-half strike from Diomansy Kamara and a late Robbie Keane penalty clinched second spot for the Parkhead club but it was a tetchy game which saw eight bookings aside from the Williams sending off.Celtic's interim boss Neil Lennon, whose side won their fifth SPL game in succession, was full of praise for his side.He said: "I thought the referee should have stamped down on things much earlier, for me there was only one team who tried to win the game."I thought they were crude in some of their challenges at times but I have to give credit to my boys they stood up to it and Brown looked as if he enjoyed it."Some of the football was magnificent. I thought we were different class and good value for the money."Brown was awesome and NGuemo was fantastic."Houston, though, was on a roll and informed of Lennon's claim that only one side tried to play football, he snapped: "Maybe he should try and do it more often if he is quite happy with that."I don't think we got anywhere near our standards but once he has been on an 11 or 12-match unbeaten run and gets to the Scottish Cup final, then maybe he can come back and say he is happy."I have been proud of the guys who have played super football and it has been written about so it is wrong to say that we didn't try to play football."On the subject of Brown, who had a running battle with Buaben and several other players during, Houston said: "Scott Brown went about slapping his hip pocket as if to say our players were in it and our players stupidly took the bait."Prince and (Fran) Sandaza so we have to make sure the discipline is right."He should show respect to footballers, we are all professional people."Buaben was as forthright as Houston when it came to discussing his on-going feud with Brown in which during one spat, the United midfielder hit out at the Celtic skipper."I lifted my arm to be fair but it is was just frustration," he said."He kept talking but if it was off the pitch he wouldn't keep talking to me like that."I don't think he was disrespectful but he is too soft. He keeps moaning the whole time."He should just shut up and play football, I was playing my game. There is anger in me but I have to learn how to let go."The only downside for Lennon was defenders Thomas Rogne and Glenn Loovens both having to go off with a recurrence of their hamstring injuries.It was the first time that either had featured since February and Celtic finished the game with a central defensive partnership of Darren O'Dea and Mark Wilson.Lennon said: "It was a gamble playing both of them and we will need to see how they are over the next few days."But O'Dea and Wilson were magnificent."We have a squad which are playing for each other which is great."

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