Ferguson also hailed the contributions of match-winner Owen as "world-class", and Owen himself hoped the goal would put to rest any doubts United fans had regarding his signing. Owen believed the win was deserved as the team dominated the game, while Fletcher described the game as "exhausting" and "emotional", and said City had demonstrated why it would be tough for United to defend their title. He also thought that United had shown great character throughout the game, adding that he was pleased to have scored his first goals of the season. Foster described the game as a "disaster", while City's Lescott said there were "no excuses" for his team's defensive performance, though he felt his team deserved a draw. Touré defended the performance of fellow defender Richards, who should have been marking Owen prior to the last-minute winner, attributing the mistake to Richards' inexperience and the defence's lack of game time together, though later in the season Richards acknowledged he had "switched off for a few seconds" and wanted to make amends. Hughes said he was disappointed in his team's inability to see the game out, but was resolute in his opinion that City would be challengers, and said that Ferguson's post-match comments were proof he thought the same. While Lescott agreed with his manager, television pundit Alan Hansen wrote in The Daily Telegraph newspaper that it would take time to turn City into a team with "the togetherness and experience that United have in abundance", and in The Independent newspaper, journalist James Lawton noted the overall experience of Giggs and match-winner Owen, who had combined to score the winning goal. For guiding United to victory in each of their Premier League games in September 2009, Ferguson later received the Premier League Manager of the Month award, his 24th in total. A 21-year-old man was charged by police with illegally accessing the pitch following the match, and City revealed they would not discipline Craig Bellamy for approaching and pushing the man away; Bellamy's actions were defended by Hughes and his assistant manager, Mark Bowen. Bellamy defended his actions by saying, "the simple facts are that he shouldn't have been on the pitch". Unused substitute Gary Neville claimed football had become "too sensitive" after The FA warned him regarding his celebration of the winning goal; Hughes had accused him of behaving like "a lunatic" for running onto the pitch and down