Wes: Drogba Fouled Me

Wes Brown was bitterly disappointed with the manner of defeat at Stamford Bridge, and says United “didn’t deserve” to lose a game the team had dominated from start to finish.

The Reds players were visibly downbeat with a heavy sense of injustice upon departing West London on Sunday, and with good reason.

There were several issues with John Terry’s 77th minute winner. First, Darren Fletcher clearly won the ball for the initial free kick. Brown then says Didier Drogba impeded him from trying to clear the ball, and the Ivory Coast forward also appeared to be in an offside position and interfering with play.

“It’s very hard to take, we played really well,” Brown told MUTV after the match.

“I thought we played really well as a team and passed the ball brilliantly. We were the better team and had more chances. We should have done better with our chances, but we definitely didn’t deserve this result and it’s tough because we go home with no points.

“I don’t think the referee played well and we’ve been let down by that goal. The decision to award the free kick was harsh. Then Drogba was holding me and pulling me down, obstructing me from challenging for the ball when the free kick came in the box. The ref didn’t see that either – what can we do about it?”

Brown had been exceptional in central defence alongside Jonny Evans. The pair kept the league’s supposed most potent and powerful strike-force at bay with a commanding performance.

“We were fine,” said Wes. “I thought we played well as a back four and I thought we limited them to very few chances.

"In that sense, we felt like we did our jobs, which makes it worse when they score a goal like that. It’s disappointing. We just have to keep going and try to put this behind us. We need to carry on playing as we did today, but just add goals to the performance.”