Bolton 1-0 Man Utd: Anelka the match winnerPA


Sir Alex Ferguson was sent to the stands as his title-chasing Manchester United side crashed to their first defeat since August via a 1-0 loss at Bolton.


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Nicolas Anelka slides in to put Bolton into a shock lead.

Ferguson was dismissed by referee Mark Clattenburg for a half-time tunnel rant at a succession of minor decisions that had gone against his team.

And the United manager's mood could not have been improved by the sight of his side losing at Bolton for the first time since December 1978, nor the fact that the matchwinner, Nicolas Anelka, was a man he has tried to buy himself on several occasions.

Not that Gary Megson will be too bothered about that as his first win as Trotters boss swept his new charges out of the relegation zone for virtually the first time this season.

• Fergie fumes at ref Clattenburg

Having survived the entire Sam Allardyce era without losing at Bolton, Ferguson felt sufficiently confident about registering another success against a side battling to get out of relegation trouble that he gave Cristiano Ronaldo the weekend off.

As the only member of his squad to play two Euro 2008 qualifiers over the past week, Ferguson had hinted he may rest his star winger, although with Wayne Rooney currently injured, it definitely represented a gamble from the United manager.

Ronaldo was missed in a disjoined opening period, but the real problem for the Red Devils was the absence of Nemanja Vidic with a back injury.

With Vidic missing, Ferguson turned to Gerard Pique as Rio Ferdinand's central defensive partner, leaving Wes Brown in the right-back role he has been filling for much of the season.

Pique appeared quite hesitant, but that still did not excuse the Spain under-21 international his crass mistake in flying out to head away a free-kick Ivan Campo floated into the United box.

In leaving Anelka on his own, Pique had to win the header. Instead, he made no contact at all and the Frenchman had enough time to control, turn and fire his seventh goal of the campaign past Edwin van der Sar before Ferdinand could close in.

It was a blunder United could well have done without given their lack of cohesion further up the field.

Carlos Tevez beavered away without much success, as did Louis Saha, while wide pair Ryan Giggs and Nani were virtually anonymous.

Indeed, the Red Devils' only decent opportunity fell to Owen Hargreaves, who screwed tamely wide.

In contrast, Bolton were full of energy, the exuberance of Danny Guthrie providing the perfect midfield foil for Campo's old head.

A blood-and-thunder duel was too stop-start for United to gain any momentum and the only real spectacle, other than Anelka's goal, was the running battle between Kevin Davies and Patrice Evra.

Davies was booked for a very late tackle on the Frenchman by the touchline and was then given a final warning by Clattenburg after a clash of heads the official did not believe was entirely accidental.

For his part, Evra was exceedingly fortunate to escape a caution when he clattered the Bolton man in front of the dug-out, although by now, Ferguson's patience had snapped following a succession of decisions that had gone against his team.

The Scot was waiting for Clattenburg as the players left the field and embarked on a finger-jabbing tirade which resulted only in his banishment to the stands.

Condemned to sit with Red Devils legal expert Maurice Watkins and communicate by mobile phone with coach Mike Phelan, Ferguson's frustrations only grew as United's toils continued.

Moved to right-back following the introduction of Anderson for Pique, Hargreaves forced Jussi Jaaskelainen into a fine fingertip save with a 20-yard free-kick.

When United last lost in the Premier League, at Manchester City on August 19, Tevez missed a gilt-edged chance to level when he turned a point-blank header wide.

This time, from hardly any further out, Tevez somehow turned his shot wide when Evra drilled a low cross into the six-yard box.

United continued to push forward, but with hardly a defender left on the pitch by the end, they looked equally likely to get caught on the counter-attack as they did to find a leveller.

And when Hargreaves clipped the roof of the net with an injury-time free-kick, Bolton were able to celebrate a memorable and long-awaited triumph.

• Fergie fumes at ref Clattenburg

Sir Alex Ferguson admitted he told referee Mark Clattenburg 'exactly what I thought' of him at Bolton this afternoon - and was promptly sent to the stand.

Ferguson was dismissed by Clattenburg midway through his side's 1-0 defeat to Bolton and was forced to watch the second half from the stands as Manchester United fell to Nicolas Anelka's effort.

The Red Devils chief was furious at Clattenburg's failure to clamp down on what he felt was over-aggressive tactics from the relegation-threatened hosts, who recorded their first home win over United since December 1978.

And he waited for the official - whom he hailed as one of the best in the Premier League only a month ago - by the tunnel at the interval to offer a clear piece of his mind.

'I told the referee what I thought - some referees don't like that. They don't like the truth,' said Ferguson.

'But I just told him how bad he was in the first-half.

'I know Bolton are battling for their lives at the bottom but they were a bit aggressive and we were looking for some protection from the referee.

'The first half was just a shambles. It was foul after foul after foul. I felt they were over-physical and there were two or three really dodgy tackles. You hope the referee is strong enough to handle it. But he wasn't.'

Ferguson was particularly annoyed at the treatment meted out to full-back Patrice Evra, who was on the wrong end of a series of firm challenges even if he was fortunate to escape being booked himself for a late tackle on Kevin Davies.

'I don't know whether they targeted him but the poor lad seemed to be involved in everything. There were some terrible tackles on him.'

However, opposite number Gary Megson, who was presiding over his first win in six matches as Bolton manager, refused to make any apology for his team's committed performance.

'We were third from bottom of the table,' he said. 'I asked my team to be aggressive.

'The worst tackle was by a centre-forward (Davies), who is not a particularly good tackler.

'We have to compete. That is the idea. You won't get me criticising my team for that. You would only get complaints if they don't.

'The referee saw nothing untoward. He didn't send anyone off.'

Ferguson was honest enough to admit his side did not deserve to win.

Given their lack of clear opportunities, Carlos Tevez wasting the best one, it is debatable whether United even deserved a point as they slumped to their first defeat since mid-August and fell three points adrift of league leaders Arsenal, who have a game in hand.

Although the visitors were without Cristiano Ronaldo with a thigh strain, it was the absence of Nemanja Vidic with a back problem that caused United more problems given it was a mistake by the Serbian's replacement, Gerard Pique, which gifted Anelka his 11th-minute winner.

'It looked like Gerard jumped too soon,' said Ferguson.

'We do not like losing but sometimes you have to take defeats, it is part of the game. 'We have players of great quality and I am sure we will bounce back.' While Ferguson headed back down the M61 licking his wounds, Megson was finally able to celebrate, not just the victory but the sight of his team climbing out of the relegation zone. 'It was a terrific performance in terms of work-rate, desire and drive,' said Megson. 'We have an awful lot going for us and I have no qualms is saying we will get out of this position.'

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