fourth official to signal for four minutes of injury time to be played, referee Martin Atkinson allowed the match to continue beyond that initial four minutes due to the lateness of the Bellamy goal and the length of the ensuing celebration, as well as United making their final allotted substitution by bringing on Michael Carrick for fellow midfielder Anderson. In the sixth minute of injury time, Giggs created his third goal of the match; after bringing down a high ball following a headed clearance from a free-kick, he played the ball to substitute Owen, who found space on the right-hand side of City's defence, and lifted the ball over the oncoming Given to make it 4–3. City manager Hughes was seen by television cameras acting furiously towards fourth official Alan Wiley, while Ferguson danced in celebration. Details Statistics Post-match Referee Martin Atkinson was criticised for bad time-keeping by Manchester City manager Mark Hughes, who said City felt "robbed" by the decision to allow the game to continue; fourth official Alan Wiley had signalled four minutes of additional time, but Owen's winning goal came almost six minutes after the clock had passed 90. Wiley's actions on the touchline, including appearing to share a joke with Alex Ferguson and ignoring Hughes' questions regarding the timekeeping, were reported to The Football Association (The FA) by City. Hughes was "frustrated" and "desperately disappointed" by the decision; he added that he wanted an explanation from Atkinson, but admitted it was unlikely. The head of Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), Keith Hackett, analysed footage and statistics from the match and concluded that Atkinson was correct to extend the additional time beyond the four minutes. The Guardian newspaper conducted a study that revealed United were regularly given additional injury time at Old Trafford in games they were drawing or losing, as compared to when they were leading. Hughes proposed the future use of an independent timekeeper to bring additional clarity to the sport. Ferguson hailed the game as the "best derby of all time", and claimed United could have won up to 7–0 if his team had not made several defensive mistakes, but admitted it was those errors that had made it into a classic. Writing for the BBC, chief football writer Phil McNulty agreed with Ferguson's assessment of the game as a classic, and compared it to Liverpool's 4–3 victory over Newcastle United in 1996.