Celtic midfielder Kouassi Eboue was left writhing in agony after being caught in the privates by Hearts striker Steven MacLean.

The Ivorian's Hoops career has never taken off and he was down on his luck again after the Jambos forward grabbed him down below.

The incident, which evokes memories of Vinnie Jones' infamous duel with Paul Gascoigne and was spotted by whistler Willie Collum.

The infamous incident

The ref called the pair over and Kouassi was left less than impressed with the 36-year-old.

MacLean was a lucky boy that referee Willie Collum didn't catch his naughty behaviour after being booked in the opening minutes following a clashing with Mikael Lustig.

Kouassi's day got worse as he was subbed for Scott Sinclair after struggling to shake off a knee complaint.

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