Jose Mourinho feels
the referee made "a crucial mistake" which proved decisive in
Manchester United’s derby defeat against Manchester City on Sunday afternoon.
The Reds claimed for a penalty in the 79th minute when Ander
Herrera went down under the challenge of Nicolas Otamendi but match official
Michael Oliver chose to book the Spaniard for simulation and City went on
to win 2-1 at Old Trafford.
Here are the manager's main comments from his interview with
Sky Sports and post-match press conference:
“Clear penalty. I'm sorry for us, I'm sorry for Michael
[Oliver, the referee]; I think he had a good performance but it's a clear
penalty. The referee made a mistake, which can happen. Last season we had a
similar situation here against Man City - City were winning 2-1 and [the
referee] Mr [Mark] Clattenburg didn't see the penalty, [Claudio] Bravo on
[Wayne] Rooney, and this one also. It's a clear penalty and I feel sorry for Mr
Oliver because he had a good performance. He's a human being and tried his
best; he was very committed to having a good match, which I think he had. He
made one mistake, which was a crucial mistake for the result of the
match. You can speak about anything you want. You can bring any football
theory, you can bring the stats, the ball possession, you can bring everything
you want, but like last season it is a huge penalty in the crucual moment of
the game. But I also have to say I feel sorry for Michael Oliver because he had
a good game, a very good game. The assistants the same. I think [Jon] Moss [the
fourth official] came with the intention to make the perfect work which they
almost did."
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