Last Updated: Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:07
Sir Alex Ferguson claims it was a 'bad decision' from referee Martin Atkinson to allow Chelsea's goal to stand in United's 1-0 defeat.
The Manchester United chief was very disappointed with the events leading up to John Terry's 76-minute goal given that the referee awarded a controversial free kick when Darren Fletcher challenged Ashley Cole for the ball. And, to make matters worse, Ferguson claimed Didier Drogba pulled down Wes Brown before Terry diverted Frank Lampard's free-kick into the back of the net.
"Clearly, Darren Fletcher's won the ball," said Ferguson. "Ashley Cole's never touched and has jumped up in the air.
"And then Drogba's pulled Brown to the ground for the goal.
"The referee's position to make the decision was absolutely ridiculous, he can't see anything. He's got a Chelsea player standing right in front of him and he doesn't even move.
"It was a bad decision, but there's nothing we can do about it. You lose faith in refereeing sometimes, that's the way the players are talking in there - it was a bad one."
Ferguson was pleased with his side's overall performance but he did hit out their lack of killer touch in the final third of the field.
"That goal should never have been allowed. We've dominated the game, we've had great chances to win the match - and that's our fault," he added.
"We had great opportunities to get to the edge of the box and some really good chances in and around the box, but we should be finishing it off.
"We've only ourselves to blame in that respect. But you do need a break."