Referee the reason we feel so bitter

THE minute I saw the Manchester derby scoreline I had a horrible feeling that events were not going to unfold exactly how I had hoped on Sunday — we never seem to take advantage when the Reds slip — and boy, did they slip!

Referee the  reason we  feel  so  bitter

But even I, the harbinger of doom, could not have predicted an afternoon of such complete madness.

Chelsea are not a dirty team — look at the fair play league last season if you need statistical proof — but it’s simply not the way we play. And, with Drogba’s tackle aside, it was not a dirty game.

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