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Dalglish fumes at 'joke' penalty decision

ESPN staff
January 9, 2011
Kenny Dalglish saw Liverpool beaten 1-0 at Old Trafford © PA Photos
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Kenny Dalglish has blasted the penalty decision that cost him a winning start to life as Liverpool's caretaker manager.

Ryan Giggs' first-minute spot-kick, awarded after Daniel Agger's challenge forced Dimitar Berbatov to go to ground, handed Manchester United a 1-0 win in the FA Cup third-round tie at Old Trafford.

The controversy didn't stop there, however, with Steven Gerrard shown a straight red card in the first half after jumping into a tackle on Michael Carrick.

Dalglish, returning to the dugout for the first time since a spell at Celtic in 2000, disagreed with both decisions.

"The penalty is a joke," he said. "I have seen the replay and unless they have changed the rules it is no penalty.

"The other one, I cannot see that as a red card either. In the dressing room before the game someone said to me the game's not changed that much. I said 'I thought it was a non-contact sport'. Maybe I was right."

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