"It was a nonsense decision,'' argued
Megson.
"When Rob Styles blew the whistle I thought he was going
to book Ronaldo for diving. He did not seem to be sure what he was
going to give.
"My thoughts on the tackle were the same as everyone
else's in the stadium apart from one man. When the referee sees it
again, he will have the same opinion too. It really sticks in the
throat.''
It is not the first time Styles has attracted criticism
for a debatable penalty decision.
"I don't want him to ring me up,'' added
Megson.
"I would have more respect for him if he just holds his
hands up and says he was wrong. "If he tried to justify that it
will be incredible.
"I don't know if we would have gone on to get something
out of the game but we certainly would not have gone 4-4-2 and we
would not have made changes to try and score.''
Even Ferguson accepted Styles had got it wrong, although
as the official has previously angered the United boss with his
decision-making, he does not feel much sympathy.
"I was surprised because it looked as though their lad
got a foot on the ball,'' said Ferguson.
"But Rob Styles turned us down four or five times last
year so maybe it is payback time. But he still owes us another
four.''
Wayne Rooney's another dubious finish 11 minutes from
time doubled United's lead, the England striker's first goal of the
season a perfect response to being left out of Ferguson's starting
line-up.
That is of little consequence to Megson though, having
seen an hour's worth of honest endeavour get no
reward.
"I want to see the right decisions made,'' said Megson,
whose side had the best chance up to that point when Fabrice Muamba
fired wide from an excellent position.
"If TV replays take too long then we won't do them but
from looking at other sports, TV can do these things.
"They talk about dropping the referee but what does that
solve? It is just a symbolic gesture.
"Everybody knows what happened. Jlloyd Samuel won the
ball. It is astonishing.''
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I guess some clubs
just wish that they could just "dive it like
ManU"
