Ferguson was guarded when asked about the Ronaldo red card. “I’ve seen it again and in actual fact he’s tried to protect the ball from his face,” Ferguson said. “He thought he heard the referee's whistle, but I’m not going to get into the referee because I could be here all day.”
United dominated to such an extent that it would have been an injustice if Richard Dunne had equalised for City in stoppage time — his shot cleared off the line by Patrice Evra.