article_snippet: Celtic captain Scott Brown has accused Dundee United forward Nadir Ciftci of 'blatantly' kicking Celtic captain Scott Brown in the head and Aidan Connolly of diving in the fall-out from Sunday's controversial William Hill Scottish Cup quarter-final clash at Tannadice.
article_snippet: Dundee United boss Jackie McNamara claimed Celtic captain Scott Brown's hefty challenge on Ciftci in the ninth minute sparked the rammy which ended with Hoops defender Virgil van Dijk and Paul Paton being red carded by Craig Thomson at the behest of United boss Jackie McNamara assistant Graham Chambers.
article_snippet: Celtic captain Scott Brown Celtic captain Scott Brown has accused Dundee United forward Nadir Ciftci of 'blatantly' kicking Celtic captain Scott Brown in the head .
article_snippet: Celtic captain Scott Brown holds the head during the bad-tempered Scottish Cup quarter-final on Sunday afternoon .
article_snippet: Parkhead manager Ronny Deila accused Connolly of diving to win the penalty, a view with which Parkhead manager Ronny Deila captain concurred. '
article_snippet: It was a blatant dive,' said Brown.
article_snippet: Brown would not say if Connolly should face retrospective punishment but pointed back to Celtic midfielder Derk Boerrigter's two-match ban for simulation at the start of the season.
article_snippet: Brown said: 'We have had a player who did that at St Johnstone and Brown got a two-match ban
article_snippet: Celtic captain Brown celebrates with Griffiths as the game finishes in a 1-1 draw on Sunday . '
article_snippet: Brown insists there is no bad blood between the clubs and Sunday's final on a newly-laid Hampden pitch - and the two following meetings - will each start with a clean slate.
article_snippet: Brown said: 'It was both teams wanting to win
highlights_snippet: Celtic captain Scott Brown claims Nadir Cifti kicked Celtic captain Scott Brown in the head .
  
highlights_snippet: Celtic captain Scott Brown also accused Aidan Connolly of diving in the quarter-final .