Back pages of the nationals - September 21
Top sport stories from the national newspapers:
THE SUN: Mark Hughes tore into ref Martin Atkinson after Manchester United snatched an amazing stoppage-time derby win. Also: City ace Craig Bellamy may face an FA rap for lashing out at a United fan who invaded the pitch during yesterday’s Manchester derby.
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A round-up of the top stories from the national newspapers
DAILY MIRROR: El Hadji Diouf was at the centre of another storm last night after racially abusing a ball-boy. Also: Craig Bellamy could face an FA charge for hitting a fan who ran on to the pitch at Old Trafford yesterday.
DAILY STAR: Mark Hughes last night accused referee Martin Atkinson of gifting Manchester United victory by playing nearly SEVEN minutes of added time.
DAILY EXPRESS: Mark Hughes blasted referee Martin Atkinson, claiming Manchester City were robbed by Michael Owen’s controversial winner at Old Trafford yesterday. Also: Harry Redknapp was left fuming at referee Howard Webb over another costly penalty controversy, as Chelsea roared clear at the top of the table and equalled a club-record 11th straight Premier League victory.
THE GUARDIAN: Mark Hughes angrily criticised the time-keeping at Old Trafford after Michael Owen’s dramatic winner, almost five-and-a-half minutes into stoppage time, gave Manchester United a controversial 4-3 derby win and left Sir Alex Ferguson revelling in the misery of the team he described as “our noisy neighbours”. Also: Craig Bellamy and El-Hadji Diouf may argue that their reputation as troublemakers unfairly precedes them but both players could be in hot water with the Football Association this morning after unsavoury incidents at Old Trafford and Goodison Park yesterday.
DAILY MAIL: The greatest Manchester derby ever ended in bitter recrimination and name-calling last night after a Michael Owen goal five-and-a-half minutes into added time earned United a dramatic 4-3 win at Old Trafford.
DAILY TELEGRAPH: Mark Hughes claimed Manchester City were “robbed” after accusing referee Martin Atkinson of playing an “unexplained” three minutes of stoppage time in Manchester United’s dramatic 4-3 victory.
THE INDEPENDENT: Mark Hughes accused Gary Neville of acting like a “lunatic” yesterday after an extraordinary derby was won 4-3 by Manchester United with a controversial injury-time goal from Michael Owen.
THE TIMES: Mark Hughes tore into the officials after watching his Manchester City team come from behind three times only to lose an explosive derby 4-3 at a spellbound Old Trafford yesterday. Also: The relief that Andrew Strauss spoke about after avoiding a 7-0 whitewash yesterday will probably be short-lived.











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