I will always remember Mike Dean sending off Arsene Wenger at OT for kicking a water bottle back in 2008/2009?. But he allows Utd players to scream in his face.
Efan Ekoku didn't exactly hide his soft spot for Utd either. He insists that it was a good old fashioned body check by Rafael and that the referee made a correct decision.
I wasn't exactly happy at the manner Blackpool invited Utd to attack them. But abt 95% of 50/50 decisions went Utd's way. During half-time Andy Townsend remarked that it was an honest & brave attacking 1st half performance by Blackpool. And I agreed. You will only get something out of games with Utd if you aren't afraid to attack them.
As Taggart was making some conversation with the linesman, I thought..What a manipulative scumbag. He represents about 60% of what I despise in football nowadays.