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Gary Neville criticises the officials after Manchester United beat Chelsea

Image: Fernando Torres: sent off for two yellow cards

Gary Neville was highly critical of referee Mark Clattenburg after Chelsea lost 3-2 to Manchester United.

Two wrongs

Asked if the decision inadvertently made up for failing to send off Torres in the first half, Neville responded: "Two wrongs don't make a right. I think that the referee got the first one wrong and he got the second one wrong. "He got both wrong and it is not good for the referee either way. The first one could have been a red card and the second one was not a yellow. "The first one in any shape or form is seen as violent or dangerous play. It was a nearly neck-high challenge. "The referees are getting in mess about this issue because the public are saying they are all cheats. They are not cheats. At times they might be anticipating a challenge. "Sometimes there are cheats, sometimes there are bad dives. It is an impossible and good luck to them, they take it on."

Unsighted

There was a further bitter twist for Chelsea as Hernandez struck the winner and Neville insisted the United striker was offside and the goal should not have stood, though he had some sympathy for the linesman. "There are offside decisions which are tough to give and there are ones that are easy to give," Neville said. "I think that is a really difficult one because Hernandez is coming back onside. He gets it wrong the linesman. "There are that many bodies that he can hardly see and make a decision. I have got some sympathy with the linesman for that one even though he got it wrong and he is offside."

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