Jose Mourinho bemoans 'clear' penalty decision against 'lucky' Manchester City
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Updated 10/12/2017 at 19:14 GMT
Jose Mourinho has bemoaned the decision not to award his side a penalty and hit out at Manchester City, calling the runaway Premier League leaders 'lucky.'
Manchester United's Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho gestures on the thouchline during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Manchester City at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on December 10, 2017.
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City broke the Premier League record for consecutive wins on Sunday with their 14th victory in a row as they defeated Manchester United 2-1 at Old Trafford.
Both City's goals came from United's defensive errors at set-pieces with David Silva and then Nicolas Otamendi pouncing on Romelu Lukaku's mistakes.
However United were furious that they were not awarded a penalty when Ander Herrera went down under pressure from Otamendi.
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Manchester United's Spanish midfielder Ander Herrera (L) reacts to a decision from the referee who judged he was not fouled in the box during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Manchester City at Old Trafford in Manche
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Referee Michael Oliver decided to book Herrera for diving and speaking after the game Mourinho disagreed with the decision.
"My first reaction is I feel sorry for referee Michael Oliver because he had a very good match but unfortunately he made an important mistake.
"The result was made with a big penalty not given [on Ander Herrera]. That would have been 2-2 with 20 minutes to go
"Michael was unlucky because it was a clear penalty."
Asked whether the title race is over, Mourinho added: "Probably, yes."
He went on to criticise City despite Pep Guardiola's team being the dominant side for the majority of the game.
Manchester City are a very good team, very lucky they always get the decisions.
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