Nani - Fergie unhappy with me

United winger apologises over red card

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Nani - Fergie unhappy with me

Nani receives his marching orders

We have wasted the opportunity to be first in the table. And it is very bad for me, as I have been developing my best form of the season.

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Manchester United winger Nani admits Sir Alex Ferguson was not happy with him following his sending off against Aston Villa.

The Portuguese star was red carded in the 1-1 draw with Villa after a two-footed tackle on Stiliyan Petrov.

The dismissal is a blow for Nani as he now faces a three-game ban, ruling him out of the Carling Cup final, after he had recently won his place in Ferguson's plans with some improved displays.

The 23-year-old has protested his innocence over the tackle and he has apologised for possibly costing United all three points at Villa Park.

"After half-time, I spoke with the coach and he was unhappy with me," Nani told The Sun.

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"That is normal, as tackles like that are not permitted in the Premier League. I accept my responsibility for my actions, though they were not premeditated. I insist that my objective was to play the ball and not the foot of Petrov.

"The incident happened in the middle of the pitch and I don't think I merited being sent off. I am not a violent footballer. My career is in this sport.

"I wanted to recover the ball and I saw the chance to stop Petrov.

"Now I am sorry, because I have damaged the performance of my team. I am convinced that had we finished with 11 men we would have won.

"We have wasted the opportunity to be first in the table. And it is very bad for me, as I have been developing my best form of the season."