Former referee Mike Dean has backed claims from Man Utd legend Wayne Rooney conspiracy theory\u00a0around Man City\u2019s dramatic Premier League title win in 2012.<\/p>\n
The Red Devils were beaten to the Premier League title on the final day of the 2012 season despite their 1-0 win over Sunderland.<\/p>\n
Man City<\/a>\u00a0were losing 2-1 at home to relegation-threatened QPR going into second-half stoppage time before Roberto Mancini\u2019s side scored two goals in two minutes and five seconds to take the victory and the title.<\/p>\n Man Utd<\/a> legend Rooney has since\u00a0voiced skepticism<\/a> around Sergio Aguero\u2019s late winner, while he criticised QPR\u2019s players for \u201ccelebrating after the game with the City players\u201d.<\/p>\n Djibril Cisse hit back at those accusations from Rooney last month<\/a> and insisted it was understandable that he celebrated with compatriot Samir Nasri as both teams had achieved something with QPR staying up.<\/p>\n And now former Premier League referee Dean has questioned why the QPR players kicked the ball back to Man City after Edin Dzeko\u2019s equaliser on 92 minutes.<\/p>\n READ:\u00a0Every club\u2019s best and Wirtz player: Man Utd problem, his January replacement and \u00a355m Newcastle man flops<\/a><\/p>\n Dean told\u00a0The Overlap Fan Debate: \u201cThey [City] make it 2-2, and they [QPR] just kick it back and give it to them. And we were like, \u2018what\u2019s going on, why are they giving the ball back straightaway?\u2019 I said [that] in the ear piece.<\/p>\n \u201cTo kick off and give the ball straight back to them. Neil Swarbrick, the fourth official, said, \u2018keep switched on, something is going to happen.\u2019 You just knew something was going to happen. You could just tell.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat was strange about it, once QPR found out they were safe, Jamie Mackie was on the pitch celebrating while the game was still going on.\u201d<\/p>\n Rooney chipped in: \u201cThey had loads of ex-City players in there as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The Man Utd legend\u2019s claims have previously stirred something in former Man City and QPR midfielder Joey Barton, who didn\u2019t hold back the swears for Rooney.<\/p>\n On Rooney\u2019s theory, Barton said:\u00a0\u201cAt the time, we were fighting for our own survival, so we had to better other people\u2019s results on that day to stay up. As it was, we all got beat.<\/p>\n \u201cI have to disagree with Wayne. Wayne is trying to say that this game is some kind of bent fixture, that the lads had given up. He does say Paddy Kenny has basically thrown the two goals in that lead to City winning the league. I don\u2019t think Paddy knew.<\/p>\n \u201cYou might say Paddy should have done better with the goals, but I don\u2019t think Paddy Kenny is the type of lad to throw a game to help Man City win the league.<\/p>\n \u201cSo Wayne, and the other Man United fans \u2013 and I know loads of Man United fans have come up and asked me \u2013 no. I got told by Bobby Zamora to get someone sent off, so I tried. That\u2019s where the book stops with me.<\/p>\n