Manchester City manager Roberto
Mancini pointed the finger at the
referee after their UEFA Champions
League draw with Ajax.
City fought back from 2-0 down to 2-2
in a gripping Group D encounter
before having a goal disallowed and
being denied what they thought was a
penalty in the closing moments.
Victory would have kept their hopes of
reaching the knockout stages in their
hands but the result all but eliminates
them from the competition
prematurely for a second successive
year.
Mancini went onto the field to confront
referee Peter Rasmussen after the final
whistle and asked what he said, the
explained: "I said it was a goal. I didn't
see the last situation with Mario that
was a penalty. I said it was a goal.
"The referee and his staff were really
poor tonight."
In his post-match press conference,
Mancini was also asked to clarify what
he said to a cameraman who followed
him onto the field.
The Italian said the word, 'finish' but
said this was his way of asking him to
stop filming and did not mean
anything else.
Mancini said: "The camera wanted to
film me after the game. He followed
me on the pitch. I said, 'Finish, finish.
Do not film me. I told the camera to
finish, go."
There appeared to be some confusion
over this during the press conference
and Mancini was annoyed this might
be interpreted differently.
He said: "You know other words that I
said? You were on the pitch with me?"
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