BBC description

"Drogba was sent off four minutes from the end of extra time by Slovakian referee Lubos Michel for slapping Vidic after an ugly melee developed when Chelsea felt Tevez had been unsporting in returning the ball after a break for players to be treated for cramp. "

As I saw it - and it was all a bit confused, so can't be sure about this - the ball was put out because Chelsea players had cramp.

When Chelsea got the ball from the resulting throw-in, Tevez immediately pressured the player with the ball, and encouraged his team-mates to do likewise.

Seemed reasonable to me - the ball had gone out 'cos of Chelsea injuries, so why should they gain any advantage?

But Utd didn't like it and it all kicked off.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes, May 22, 11:05:07