JOSH LAW admits he is perplexed at the penalty award which denied Motherwell their first win at Parkhead for six years.

The Steelmen were 1-0 up through a John Sutton strike and looking good for their only victory at the home of the Hoops since April 2008 when the game was flipped on its head after 68 minutes.

Celtic captain Scott Brown charged into the box having dodged a tackle from Keith Lasley only to tumble to the ground with Law at his shoulder.

Referee Brian Colvin pointed to the spot for Kris Commons to level, with Motherwell managing to see the game out for a well-earned draw.

But the Fir Park midfielder revealed he thought Brown was about to get BOOKED when the man in the whistle halted play.

"We asked the referee who he gave the penalty against, either me or Las," explained the former Alfreton Town midfielder.

"He wouldn't tell us, he just said 'Get away or I'll book you'. If it was Las he was outside the box and he's fallen as he's come in.

"If it was against me, to be honest I've not even brushed him.

"I was next to him but we just weren't sure as to what the penalty was for.

"I didn't touch him at all, I just brushed him if anything.

"Scott got up and I think he's expecting to get booked for a dive because he's not looking for a penalty. It was a sore one to take."

Despite the award, Motherwell were able to continue their revival as they head into an important week in their campaign.

After a run of four straight defeats was halted in Dingwall last week with a 2-1 win over Ross County, Stuart McCall's side produced a disciplined display to keep their momentum going ahead of their double header with Lanarkshire rivals Hamilton Accies in the League Cup and the SPFL Premiership.

Law, who was playing in the Conference North in England last season, was thrilled to get a positive result at Celtic Park in front of 40,000 people, a feat Well have failed to achieve since 2009.

And he told SportTimes gaining a point in Glasgow's East End was well deserved.

"I'm delighted," said the 25-year-old. "It was a great day to come to a stadium like this and put in the performances as we did, you are bound to enjoy it.

"Everyone put a great shift in and we got our reward for it. We had jobs to do on players and every last one of us saw that out. It was really a point we deserved.

"I don't think you can come here and go gung-ho, they have players here who could kill you if you try and do that.

"But four or five times we broke well and we could have been up 2-0 at one point.

"It's the way we had to play it."

He added: "The biggest crowd last season was probably about 7-8000 I played in front of at teams like Luton and Cambridge, but nothing like that!

"I was aware it had been a while since we got anything here.

"I remember when my brother was here they didn't manage to get a result.

"It's great for everyone, especially the fans."