Mark Hughes leaps to Craig Bellamy's defence after Manchester derby

The supporter was wrestled to the ground by stewards before being ejected from the pitch, but United are still likely to face action from the FA as a result of their failure to prevent the incident.Bellamy could also be investigated for hitting the supporter, but Hughes insisted that the blame lay with the pitch invader.Manchester Uniteds five-front challenge hampered by injuryShay Given joins Manchester City from NewcastleCraig Bellamy breathes life into Manchester CityManchester City poised for Michael Owen bidHughes said: "Somebody has mentioned it to me, although I haven't seen it. But the guy shouldn't have been on the pitch. That's not acceptable. I remember Brian Clough clipping somebody around the earhole for being daft once and maybe that is what Craig has done."Hughes confirmed that City were unlikely to report an incident at half-time when substitute Javier Garrido appeared to be struck by an object thrown from the crowd. He said: "Garrido was apparently hit by something, but he's fine. We don't want to dwell on it." 

Source: Telegraph