Poll Result: Mark Clattenburg Receives Top Marks

I thought Chamakh had lost control of the ball TBH, he had a heavy touch straight to Joe Hart before Boyata slid in, so there is an argument that it wasnt a goal scoring opportunity. Regardless, it was a careless tackle and Boyata will hopefully be more cautious in future. If you dont make mistakes, you dont learn. All in all, a good lesson for the team, and to all those who say City are just a bunch of mercenaries - watch that game. Spirited performance and 100% effort.

Tw@ttenberg is definitely a rag and has United vs. Spurs this weekend. I await Redknapp's furious post-match interview.

I accept defeat and we deserved to lose, have said it before and will not say it again. However, Tw@ttenberg is still a horrendous referee though who constantly makes himself the centre of attention and thrives on it. Ask Spurs fans about his ability (be sure to mention the name Roy Carrol to give them the contest they need). He is a parasite and proven to be a corrupt person outside of football. Some light reading for your obsessive little mind: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1091734/EXCLUSIVE-Banned-ref-Clattenburg-close-final-whistle-secret-meeting-discussion.html

I just read this, and it's completely true - "It couldn't last. City had already benefited from an erroneous offside flag to deny Andrei Arshavin a clear run on goal before Mark Clattenburg's decision to dismiss Dedryck Boyata ended a run of seven dubious decisions in a row being made in their favour. A warped sense of entitlement fed by his team's good fortune enjoyed against Blackpool and Newcastle can be the only explanation for Roberto Mancini's criticism of the decision. "I do not agree with the referee on the sending-off," the Italian complained. Yet rather than bemoan officialdom, the City manager should ask questions of his own team. The illegitimate denial of Arshavin from Cesc Fabregas' through ball ought to have served as a warning but the Arsenal captain was still afforded time and space just ahead of City's back four three minutes later to create Boyata's dismissal. City will believe that they could have beaten Arsenal in an XI v XI fixture, but in the five minutes when the game was numerically level, the visitors had already carved their hosts open twice." @ City Fans - Very, very little wrong with the refereeing in that game, all of you who are complaining shut up. Where you got this idea you were cheated out of that game, i have no idea. You were beaten because we were better and your players made silly mistakes. NO-OTHER-REASON.

Why are you shouting shut up at people Fuikaka? not very mannerly is it? Have Arsenal fans never bemoaned a refereeing performance? City were lucky up to now were they? Nothing to do with the extra quality they have in their side then?

I never said we were robbed Fuikaka. I'm just saying that article that your suggesting is so true, is in fact a load of bollox as far as the "seven dubious decisions" bit is concerned or the suggestion that Arsenal were going to carve City open at will based on just 5 mins. Simple fact is Boyata was sent off for a silly tackle that he needn't have made, the game as a contest was affected after that. A bit of perspective is needed, Arsenal played well, but who knows what would have happened had Boyata not made that challenge?