Fergie slams 'ridiculous' goal

United boss insists Terry's goal should not have counted

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Fergie slams 'ridiculous' goal

Ferguson: Disappointed

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Sir Alex Ferguson insisted John Terry's winner should not have been allowed to stand after Manchester United lost to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Terry headed home in the 76th minute despite appeals by the United players for an infringement by Didier Drogba.

A frustrated Ferguson afterwards criticised referee Martin Atkinson, believing he should have been better positioned to see the incident.

"The referee was in a ridiculous position - he couldn't see anything," he told Sky Sports.

"He had a Chelsea player standing right in front of him and he didn't even move.

"It was a bad decision."

Disappointed

Asked if the goal perhaps ruined any chance United had of winning the game, he said: "That goal should not have been allowed.

"We dominated the game, we had great chances to win the match.

"We had great opportunities in terms of the football we played to get in and around the box.

"We should be finishing it off much better, we only have ourselves to blame for that."

Reflecting on the gap at the top of the table, he added: "The fact that Chelsea have gone five points clear of us is a concern."