Man City defender Richards claims he felt like crying when United steered clear of them

London, Apr 11(ANI): Manchester City defender Micah Richards has revealed that he felt like crying when bitter title rivals Manchester United beat Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park in a Premier League encounter, which eventually steered them five points clear of them.

An emotional Richards said that he has never felt like crying before even though football is full of emotions and feelings, but when United beat Blackburn, he couldn't hide his feelings.

"At half time and at 60 minutes I thought, "You never know". But United do always look like they will score," The Daily Mail quoted Richards, as saying.

"So I knew it was gonna come. But when they got it and went further clear of us, I actually wanted to cry and I haven't done that or felt like that in years. Football is full of emotions. You get angry and happy but I have never wanted to cry before," he added.

"This time I did as that is how much it means. I have been grafting so hard this season, we have played unbelievable football and to see United come like this is horrendous. It kills me. I care so much about how I play and how we do in games. If things go badly in a game, I just can't sleep," he said. (ANI)