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

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.

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.

33 Celtic should be level. Griffiths' shot strikes the post and the rebound falls for Roberts but he can only find the side-netting. — Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) April 17, 2016


Others, though, weren't quite so relaxed.

Patrick Roberts mate...I would have tucked that in one eye closed — Ol' Dirty... 🇨🇲 (@MerlyMerlz) April 17, 2016

Someone console Patrick Roberts. There's no way Pep Guardiola is watching the Old Firm game anyway. — Graham Ruthven (@grahamruthven) April 17, 2016

Patrick Roberts should give up football after that miss. — Rob 🦘🤴🏻🤴🏻 (@Choikles) April 17, 2016

The more you see replays of that miss by Patrick Roberts the harder it is to believe it. Incredible. #Celtic #Rangers — Graham Swann (@Graham_Swann) April 17, 2016

Wouldn't give you 12 quid for Patrick Roberts never mind 12m — Scott Walker (@ScottWalkero9) April 17, 2016