Blackburn boss Mark Hughes refused to let Rio Ferdinand’s late sending-off deflect from his side’s sensational 4-3 win over Manchester United at Ewood Park.
Ferdinand grabbed the headlines for the wrong reasons in the 88th minute for a bad challenge on Robbie Savage which left the Welshman nursing a badly-gashed shin.
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