Hughes bemoans free-kick award

Published: 11 May 2009 - 08:22:00

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Manchester City manager Mark Hughes questioned referee Chris Foy's decision to award a free-kick to Manchester United which led to Cristiano Ronaldo`s opening goal in their 2-0 defeat. It came after Stephen Ireland had been pulled up for a challenge on Dimitar Berbatov. Carlos Tevez increased City's misery by extending the lead and Hughes said: "I am disappointed with the award of a free-kick for the first goal. I thought Stevie had won the ball. "The free-kick gets a little deflection off Nigel de Jong but it was still a good strike, so you have to give (Ronaldo) credit. "We are thinking we can still get something out of the game but get caught out on a long ball. "Berbatov shows good control and he sets up Tevez. It was an outstanding strike for the second one. We felt hard done by as it was not a fair reflection on the game."