Chelsea boss Roberto Di Matteo
blasted the officiating as
Chelsea suffered their first
league defeat of the season in a
3-2 loss at home to Manchester
United and their second in a
week following their midweek
Champions League reverse at
Shakhtar Donetsk.
Di Matteo is adamant there was
contact between Fernando
Torres and Jonny Evans and
believes the Manchester United
defender should have been sent
off as he denied the Spaniard a
goalscoring opportunity.
After the Blues had overturned
a two-goal deficit, they were
reduced to nine men when first
Branislav Ivanovic was
dismissed before Torres
received a second yellow card
for diving following Evans'
challenge.
"The key decisions from the
referee today probably
influenced the result,'' said Di
Matteo. "He sent off Fernando
Torres and the third goal is
offside and it clearly has
decided the game.