Fergie fumes at sloppy defending

Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson has blasted the sloppy defending that has almost certainly ended any hope of his team retaining their Premiership title.

Five days after their Champions League hopes were destroyed by Porto, the calamitous 4-1 defeat to bitter Mancunian rivals City at Eastlands leaves the Red Devils with virtually no chance of making up a deficit on Arsenal that has now extended to 12 points.