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Apologies but I really have to respond to this ....

Originally Posted by Imported_Aussie

Fergie may have gone - but it's still one set of rules for United and the other for the visiting team. Valencia lucky not to be booked, then De Bruyne booked for what must have been seen by the referee as De Bruyne using his face against van Persie's elbow...

I think you might have missed a couple of replies.

Originally Posted by united

Why didn't you mention Cole's tackle on van Persie?

Originally Posted by cam_wmh

Or Ashley Cole's dive, or FAT FRANK's HANDBALL.

Here we go, first game of the season and the conspiracy theorists are out already.

Let's break this down a bit Aussie so I can attempt to point out the insanity of your claim which I believe it to be something you're just regurgitating because you've heard other people say it and if enough people say it, it might one day be true, or indeed if enough people say it, then they believe it to be true.

Here goes ......

• I agree Valencia should have been booked.
• Using the same (your) standards for an equally if not more reckless challenge, so too should Ashley Cole.
• Cole also was extremely lucky not to have been booked for being a deliberate cheating little blatant diver.
• So in essence, it is not outrageous to make a claim that in any other given day Cole could have been sent off.
• Furthermore, Frank's handball. Seen them given just as often than not. Chelsea got away with one there .......... for the second week running might I add.

So to conclude ...... you're whinging that United got special treatment and have their own set of rules at OT because ...... Valencia escaped a yellow.
You ignore that it is not unreasonable to claim that Chelsea could have very easily today had a man sent off and a penalty given against them.

So what am I missing here? Explain to me how United benefited from having their own set of rules today?

Have you met Locke?

Personally, I'm not that bothered about the decisions today, it was just a case of a bad ref day and not getting the breaks. It happens. Just these conspiracy theories.

Really surprised how negative Chelsea were today. Happy enough with the draw.