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Nigel Pearson
Nigel Pearson

London - Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson branded referee Mike Dean "one of the most arrogant men" he had ever met after his side's 4-3 Premier League loss at Tottenham Hotspur.

Pearson was aggrieved by Dean's decision to award Spurs a 64th-minute penalty, which Harry Kane converted to complete his first Premier League hat-trick and restore the hosts' lead after Leicester had fought back from 2-0 down.

The penalty aside, Kane's form was the decisive factor at White Hart Lane as he capped a fine week following his first ever England call-up.

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