Nigel Pearson has fired back at talkSPORT pundit Danny Murphy by suggesting his opinion doesn't hold much weight because he hasn't experienced management.
The former Liverpool midfielder claimed Pearson was in "victim mode" after the City manager admitted he has considered retirement from the game over the standard of officiating in the Championship.
City have already been on the receiving end of a handful of dubious decisions including in the season opener against Hull City which ultimately led to a letter of apology from the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) explaining how the referee got three key penalty decisions wrong. One of those errors was to award Benjamin Tetteh a first-half penalty while City had two turned down.
