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Watch Celtic youngster Patrick Roberts’ shocking miss in Old Firm Derby

Published 12:56 17 Apr 2016 BST

Tom Victor
Watch Celtic youngster Patrick Roberts’ shocking miss in Old Firm Derby

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As embarrassing moments go, missing an open goal in the Old Firm Derby is up there with calling your teacher 'mum'.

So spare a thought for Patrick Roberts, who could have marked his first ever appearance in the fixture with a goal but instead will wish the ground could open up and swallow him. Roberts, on loan at Celtic from Manchester City, just needed to slot into an empty net from barely six yards out after Leigh Griffiths' shot came back off the post. A formality, you'd think. But big game tensions can do strange things to people. https://twitter.com/MCFClnfo/status/721664275954188288 Had Roberts scored, it would have brought the teams level at 1-1. Given everything surrounding the game, only the second meeting between Rangers and Celtic since 2012, the Bhoys' twitter account was impressively calm about the whole situation. https://twitter.com/celticfc/status/721662826666962944 Others, though, weren't quite so relaxed. https://twitter.com/MerlyMerlz/status/721665582022729728 https://twitter.com/grahamruthven/status/721663457398034432 https://twitter.com/Choikles/status/721666092465307649 https://twitter.com/Graham_Swann/status/721665557171412993 https://twitter.com/ScottWalkero9/status/721665145936703488

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Watch Celtic youngster Patrick Roberts' shocking miss in Old Firm Derby