Former Liverpool and Marseille striker Djibril Cisse has emotionally responded to comments made by ex-PL referee Mike Dean. The official questioned the integrity of Queens Park Rangers during the title-deciding clash against Manchester City in 2012.
The climax of the 2011/12 season remains one of the most dramatic in league history. Manchester City netted twice in injury time, with goals from Edin Dzeko and Sergio Aguero, clinching a 3-2 victory that saw them edge ahead of Manchester United on goal difference.
The controversy sparked from an archival clip where Mike Dean, alongside former England forward Wayne Rooney, revisited that infamous game. During the match, QPR players learned of their safety in the Premier League thanks to results from concurrent fixtures, leading to speculation that the team may have thrown in the towel in the dying moments.
Cisse, who featured for the London side in that match, did not hold back in his response on social media platform X:
I won't let you talk such nonsense! Let’s have a proper face-to-face meeting and discuss this. I will not tolerate this rubbish any longer, so let’s make it happen.
