Referee Cuneyt Cakir claims he has no regrets over sending off Nani in Machester United s Champions League defeat to Real Madrid.
The Turkish official has been under fire following his decision to show a red card to the Portugal international in the second leg of the crucial European encounter, for what seemed like an honest attempt to bring down the ball.
United, leading 1-0 when Nani was sent off, went on to lose the second leg 2-1, bowing out of the round of 16 3-2 on aggregate.
Despite the controversy surrounding his influence on the outcome, Cakir has stood by his interpretation of the situation.
I feel well and I don t doubt about my decisions. The red card to Nani was right. People will realise about it, he told Spanish newspaper AS.
Cakir has been in the spotlight in other high-profile matches he was the man to send off John Terry in Chelsea s Champions League semi-final at Barcelona last season and Manchester City s Mario Balotelli against Dynamo Kiev in 2011.
In my last games, no decision against English teams was unfair. Which one was incorrect? The red card to Terry? Or Balotelli? I think I have no mistake in showing them the red card and sending them off, he said.
It doesn t make me feel sad. I don t even think about it. I have received more critics other times and I always recover from that.
I always try to do my job correctly and I m on the right way. I have to keep doing properly.
