Morelos claims refs are Celtic’s 12th man as Hoops flop puts Rangers hero in his place with sizzling one-liner

The striker, who was a member of the squad that advanced to the 2022 Europa League final, left Ibrox in 2023 following a tenure that featured Premiership success, a Scottish Cup, and a string of European goals.

Efrain Juarez, a former Celtic player, is now managing him at Atletico Nacional in his home country of Colombia.

Although the latter only lived in Glasgow for a few years and had little effect on Celtic, he still has a deep affection for the team.

In the midst of his Parkhead jabs, Juarez delivers the fiery one-liner that provokes Morelos, forcing his striker to recall who is in the Champions League and who is at the Europa League.

Speaking over their digs at each other over the Glasgow rivalry, he told the Scottish Sun: “We talked before the derby earlier this season. I was saying, ‘We’re going to kill you’, and he was saying, ‘No chance, you guys have been lucky’, and how it was because of the referees that Celtic always win.

“I like joking and always push it. I mentioned how we were in the Champions League and they were in the Europa League. I told him, ‘Yeah, you always play on Thursday, and we play Tuesdays and Wednesdays because the big clubs play Tuesdays and Wednesdays!’.