**Sir Alex Ferguson has branded Manchester City’s dismissal of Mark Hughes as “unacceptable”.**The Welshman was sacked after Saturday’s 4-3 victory over Sunderland, with Italian Roberto Mancini immediately named as his replacement.
And the Manchester United boss criticised City chief executive Garry Cook’s handling of the affair.
“It was unacceptable behaviour. For some reason Christmas seems to bring out the worst in directors,” he said.
"It doesn’t matter whether you have lost 20 games or two, there is a way to treat people.
"I do not know how you can do something like that.
“From Saturday morning the rumour mill was working and Mark must have realised it was his last game. It was a terrible position to be in.”