Neil Lennon has hit out at Rangers for their treatment of Scott Brown in Sunday's fiery derby at Parkhead.
The Celtic skipper was involved in two huge flashpoints in the match as he was on the end of a whack from Alfredo Morelos which saw the Rangers hothead red carded and then took another blow to the face from Ryan Kent late on.
Incredibly the Englishman escaped even a booking - but Lennon branded the incident "unacceptable".
Brown was also on the end of a furious blast from Andy Halliday which saw the Rangers man pick up a second yellow card after the final whistle.
And Lennon said: "I'm not happy with the treatment of Scott Brown today.
"He has been elbowed and then punched in the face by another player and Rangers should have been down to nine men.
"Ryan Kent, after he scored the second goal has either slapped him in the face or punched him in the face and it's just unacceptable.
"We should be talking about a great game of football where two teams went hard at it.
Scott Brown trolls Rangers defender Andy Halliday after Celtic Park rammy
"I'm sure it will all come out in the wash and I'm sorry I can't comment on it as I was straight up the tunnel for a breather.
"I'll digest that over the next couple of days and maybe have something for you Tuesday or Wednesday."
Asked if Celtic targeted Morelos deliberately knowing of the Colombian's volatile temper, Lennon said: "It wasn't pre-meditated or anything like that.
"You'll need to ask Alfredo Morelos why he keeps doing it.
"He's a great player but he's got major discipline problems."
Ryan Kent punches Celtic captain Scott Brown in face but ESCAPES red card
The victory sees Celtic stretch the gap at the top of the Premiership to 13 points with seven games to go.
Asked if the his players now had a lead which they couldn't throw away, Lennon continued: "I would like to think so.
"There was a lot of emotion and build-up to this game. These players just won't give up at the moment and they are a credit to the club.
"Now we just give them some rest and go again on Wednesday night.
"I'm absolutely thrilled with the three points and we have extended our lead at the top.
"I can't ask for any more than the players are giving me at the minute.
"Edouard's performance today was different class and I thought he was the best player on the pitch by a mile."
