Anton Ferdinand: I was devastated for Rio after Sergio Aguero’s title winner

After Sergio Aguero scored the most dramatic goal in the history of the Premier League a decade ago, few people left the Etihad Stadium unhappy.

Manchester City and their supporters were delirious after a last-gasp winner against QPR that not only secured the club’s first league title in 44 years but snatched it from the grasp of arch-rivals Manchester United.

Ordinarily QPR, who had led 2-1 heading into injury time only to lose 3-2, would have left the Etihad Stadium shattered and shell-shocked but, with relegation avoided amid the last-day theatre, they too could mostly celebrate.

Even Mike Dean, the referee, has said he considers the game the most memorable of his career.

Yet for Rangers’ Anton Ferdinand, the emotions were decidedly mixed.

Obviously the centre-back was pleased his side had beaten the drop – confirmed after Bolton failed to beat Stoke – but the result deprived his brother Rio, the United defender, of another league winner’s medal.

To make matters worse, he also blamed himself for the goal.

It was bittersweet for me and I took it quite hard in terms of that being my fault.- Anton Ferdinand

“I was devastated that I wasn’t able to help Rio deliver another trophy,” Ferdinand told the PA news agency. “If we’d have won that game Rio would have would have retired with seven titles rather than six.

“I was happy that I’d done my job to keep QPR in the Premier League, which was fantastic, but after that I was kicking myself.

“It was bittersweet for me and I took it quite hard in terms of that being my fault.

“It was backs against the wall, under the cosh, defend, defend, defend, and we did it well until the last five to eight minutes.

“That Aguero goal – the one that gets the headlines, the moment of Martin