Megson: Red card changed game

30 August 2009 08:03
Bolton boss Gary Megson believed the red card shown to midfielder Sean Davis changed the game in the 3-2 defeat at home to Liverpool.[LNB]Bolton had Davis sent off in the second half for a second bookable offence with his side 2-1 ahead. After that Fernando Torres equalised and Steven Gerrard belted home the winner.[LNB]Bolton had twice been ahead through Kevin Davies and Tamir Cohen, with Glen Johnson scoring for Liverpool in between those efforts to leave Megson deflated.[LNB]He said: "Being reduced to 10 men at this level always has an impact, and when it happens against a team of Liverpool's quality even more so.[LNB]"We were man-marking Steven Gerrard up until that point, and he was under a measure of control. But when Davis was sent off we were unable to use (Fabrice) Muamba as a man-marker from then on, you can't do that when you only have 10 men.[LNB]"Steven is clever, he dropped deeper and deeper and orchestrated the game from then on."

Source: Eurosport