Stoke v Manchester City: Referee Mike Dean has an absolute shocker at the Britannia Stadium, Twitter reacts
Wirral-based ref endured a series of clangers on Saturday as SunSport looks through a few of his other famous blunders
MIKE DEAN has endured the wrath of football fans and pundits alike after a horror show during Stoke's game with Manchester City.
First of all, in the first half, Dean awarded a penalty - converted by Sergio Aguero - after he adjudged Ryan Shawcross to have bundled over Nicolas Otamendi.
The decision was somewhat harsh with many taking to Twitter to vent their frustration.
Yet he baffled the world further still by doing the same thing - in an almost carbon-copy incident - when Raheem Sterling this time 'brought down' Shawcross at the other end.
Bojan netted that time to reduce the deficit to 1-2 at the Britannia Stadium.
But regardless of the score, the main talking point will be Dean's incredibly poor display on the day.
Here's what Twitter had to say about the shambolic showing...
Mr Dean is no stranger to controversy however, with a series of horror shows throughout his career.
SunSport runs down just a select few...
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DOUBLE YER MONEY
LET'S go back to 2010 for this gem, as Dean - alongside assistant Simon Beck - had a complete nightmare during Chelsea's win over Manchester United.
First of all the duo failed to give Didier Drogba offside for Chelsea second goal in the 2-1 win.
Then, with the match winding down, he allowed Federico Macheda's consolation goal to stand despite the Italian clearly handling the ball.
Not only did he once again allow Drogba to net from an offside position, he also missed TWO penalties, firstly when Yuri Zhirkov tripped Park Ji-sung and then - at the other end - when Gary Neville barged into Nicolas Anelka.
In fact, he had such a poor game, he was demoted to the Championship for his next game, as fourth official for a Wigan match.
THAT'LL COST YA
JUST last season, Dean faced more fervent calls to be dropped after a clanger during Chelsea's game with Arsenal.
During the clash, Diego Costa clearly struck Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny in the fact.
Bizarrely, Dean failed to send off the notoriously angry forward...
TRY TO STAY NEUTRAL, MIKE
WHO could forget this absolute diamond?
During Aston Villa's clash with Tottenham, Dean appears to celebrate after Spurs score.
Arms aloft, Dean wheels away and start waving and pointing his arm as he charges 'towards the fans'.
Incredible scenes...