Mikel Gets A Red Card: Shouldn't Have!

he shed tears down the tunnel. poor boy i feel for him. 

That was a clear red. The boy is simply not good, he is just overrated. He wasn't even useful through the entire time he was on the pitch, Essien is always trying to help him cover. This is going to be his last day in the starting line-up, until they loan his ass to Sunderland.

Manchester United equals match fixing, that shouldn't be red neither was the second goal a penalty, f**k premiership

Too bad We lost  

I am Missing Jose already

I totally disagree because for one that wasn't a red card from all angles and incase you don't watch football clearly, Obi is not over-rated. I think if he handles his temper (which he is fond of losing at the wrong times) properly, he has a bright future because he is really talented  in midfield.

There is no doubt the ref is on the scum's payroll, Fergie practically told him to blow the whistle for the end of the first half. Its always like that at old trafford, so much filth goes on there.

Sad sad day for cheksli

a manager down Avram was a spectator

a player down

ref against

and  they lost

the ref was just too unfair . Joe cole should have been red-carded for  his tackle on Ronaldo
Mikel should have been given yellow

Exactly what I said on another thread, very sad it went the way it did.

that clearly was a yellow card and not red. but i think the ref was trying to stamp his authority on the game early on. it took the shine off the game. with jose on the touchline, i am sure d ref will have another think

Mikel should by now have known he is a marked man and can't get away with some fouls he makes he needs to add some flair in his game

Mikel should have been black-carded ! Go back and watch replays . . . And also that was no excuse to lose the game, 2 men down teams win full teams atimes !

Sir Alex Ferguson has launched a bitter attack on Joe Cole for the tackle he felt should have seen Chelsea reduced to nine men at Old Trafford this afternoon.

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Chelsea were already a goal and a man down when Cole launched himself at Cristiano Ronaldo during the second half of his side's 2-0 defeat to Manchester United.

Getting nowhere near the ball, Cole caught Ronaldo crudely on the ankle but was only booked by referee Mike Dean, a move which triggered a furious reaction from Ferguson, whose mood had not changed after the final whistle.

'Joe Cole should have been sent off,' said the Scot.

'Tackles like that are a danger to players. He went right down the back of his leg and could have done some real damage.

'It is the type of thing Cristiano is facing all the time now but Cole got off with it because the referee was balancing things out after the first sending off.'

Ferguson's attack cut little ice with Chelsea boss Avram Grant, who was hugely critical of Dean's performance.

Chelsea have already launched an appeal against the dismissal of Mikel Jon Obi for what Dean felt was a two-footed tackle on Patrice Evra just after the half-hour mark.

TV replays showed the Nigerian, who left United for Chelsea in an acrimonious £12million deal after refusing to play for the Red Devils, had made contact with only one foot but did have his studs raised.

If that was not bad enough for Grant, who replaced Jose Mourinho as manager earlier this week and was then forced to listen to Chelsea fans sing in their former manager's honour, the Israeli also reckoned Carlos Tevez's opener came well after the allotted two minutes of first-half injury time.

He also felt an already-booked Wayne Rooney should have been sent off for charging into the back of Ashley Cole before his misery was compounded by a debatable penalty converted by Louis Saha after the Frenchman had tumbled theatrically under minimal contact from Tal Ben Haim.

'Sir Alex Ferguson can be more than happy with the referee today,' said Grant.

'The referee tried his best but he made three mistakes; the red card, their first goal and the penalty. I am also surprised Rooney was not shown a second yellow card.

'Maybe I am being naive but I wonder what Sir Alex's reaction would have been if he was in my position.'

Ferguson agreed that the Mikel dismissal and the late penalty were 'harsh'.

However, given his stance on Cole's tackle and a lunge by the England man on Patrice Evra after the defender had charged into the area which went completely unpunished, Ferguson felt the decisions evened themselves out.

'It just shows you in a game of that speed and importance, the referee is going to make wrong decisions,' he said.

'It was very difficult for him but in the main, I thought he handled the game well.'

The win extended United's winning streak to five matches and their run without conceding to almost eight-and-a-half hours.

It was enough to lift them into second spot, above Liverpool and Manchester City, but behind Arsenal, while Chelsea languish in sixth.

And, of equal importance to Ferguson, it also provided Tevez with his first goal since completing a long-winded move from West Ham to United.

Tevez ghosted in at the near post to glance home Ryan Giggs' curling cross, which his manager feels will provide the Argentina striker with a very useful confidence boost.

'Any player who comes to our club with the reputation of being a goalscorer needs a goal,' he said.

'At 23, Carlos is only young, so he has plenty of time to get better.

'But he already has plenty of confidence in himself, he is as brave as a lion, as tough as nails and has some tremendous qualities.

'I am pleased he has got off the mark now. It is bound to help him.'

It was just too  bad. The red card was wrong the penalty was wrong.
Why is this happening? What is wrong with the preimership refrees.

Chelsea fans we are still the best, we are going to come out on top. Avant just have two more matches to prove himself before we finally get a good coach.

But can some please Abramovich to bring Mourinho back?