Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has blasted Martin Atkinson's decision to not send off David Luiz after the Brazillian defender appeared foul Wayne Rooney having being booked already.
Manchester United were defeated for only the second time this season as goals from David Luiz and Frank Lampard sealed the victory at Stamford Bridge after what was a fantastic match. Wayne Rooney gave Manchester United the lead in the first half but Chelsea came back stronger in the second half and scored two goals to seal a very important victory for the London club.
The game was filled with controversial moments from the beginning and Nemanja Vidic even got himself sent off late for a foul on Ramires. However, Sir Alex Ferguson was furious at Martin Atkinson's decision to not send off David Luiz after he appeared to foul Wayne Rooney having already been booked for a previous offence.
Speaking to Sky Sports after the game he said: “We played very well, it was a great performance by us, we didn’t deserve that [to lose]. That’s three years in a row here that referees have made decisions that have changed the game.
“It was incredible [Luiz not being sent off for a foul on Rooney], even before that he had done Chicharito off the ball, he did him late, nothing done, referee is in front of it. He did Rooney, clear as day, six yards from it, referee doesn’t do anything. It changes the game. You ask me what changes the game. These are decisions that change the game and he’s going to be refereeing every week.”
Despite the result, Sir Alex insisted that his players played well and that he was proud with their effort despite seeing things not going their way.
“I’m proud of my players, they’ve endured a lot of decisions against them lately,” he added.
“They’ve carried themselves through it, done their best, created chances. They didn’t deserve that.
“Decisions like tonight can change everything,” he added.
“They got a lot of decisions tonight that surprised me, in a major game like that. There’s no doubt about that.
"We have to gather ourselves now. When you lose a game you have to recover. Sunday [against Liverpool] is always a massive game; it’ll be the same again. We have to recover and get ourselves ready for it."
The game was filled with controversial moments from the beginning and Nemanja Vidic even got himself sent off late for a foul on Ramires. However, Sir Alex Ferguson was furious at Martin Atkinson's decision to not send off David Luiz after he appeared to foul Wayne Rooney having already been booked for a previous offence.
Speaking to Sky Sports after the game he said: “We played very well, it was a great performance by us, we didn’t deserve that [to lose]. That’s three years in a row here that referees have made decisions that have changed the game.
“It was incredible [Luiz not being sent off for a foul on Rooney], even before that he had done Chicharito off the ball, he did him late, nothing done, referee is in front of it. He did Rooney, clear as day, six yards from it, referee doesn’t do anything. It changes the game. You ask me what changes the game. These are decisions that change the game and he’s going to be refereeing every week.”
Despite the result, Sir Alex insisted that his players played well and that he was proud with their effort despite seeing things not going their way.
“I’m proud of my players, they’ve endured a lot of decisions against them lately,” he added.
“They’ve carried themselves through it, done their best, created chances. They didn’t deserve that.
“Decisions like tonight can change everything,” he added.
“They got a lot of decisions tonight that surprised me, in a major game like that. There’s no doubt about that.
"We have to gather ourselves now. When you lose a game you have to recover. Sunday [against Liverpool] is always a massive game; it’ll be the same again. We have to recover and get ourselves ready for it."
