'I was very disappointed' - Peterborough United chairman aims dig at Rotherham United boss Steve Evans

Posh hosted the Millers last weekend and the spoils were shared in a six-goal thriller. Rotherham had taken a 3-1 lead but were pegged back by a Joe Rafferty own goal and an Emmanuel Fernandez header.

In his post-match press conference, Evans claimed Rotherham had done enough to win the game and insisted they should have had a penalty.

MacAnthony was left unimpressed by Evans’ post-match remarks and made his feeling clear via his podcast ‘The Hard Truth’.

He said: "I’ve defended Steve many times before on the podcast but he can let himself down in post-match interviews. He deflects and seems allergic to admitting the other team was better.

“I was keen to hear his comments after this game and I was very disappointed, especially as he’s supposed to be a local man and Posh fan.

"You can come out after the game and tell the truth. You don’t have to spin a narrative. Your eyes don’t lie, but maybe it’s an ego thing and he just couldn’t admit he was outclassed tactically and his team were dominated by a team who were eight years younger than his on average.”

MacAnthony felt the referee was correct not to award Rotherham a penalty when Sam Nombe went to ground.

He said: “Rotherham’s CEO said to Barry Fry during the game that it was amazing to see how we get young players performing as well and fair play to him for saying that.

"But Steve instead went on about a penalty he reckons they should have had that was never a penalty. I would imagine every Rotherham fan would admit the referee got that one right.”

Despite questioning Evans’ assessment of the game, the Posh chairman did hail the Millers squad as “amazing”.

He said: "I tipped Rotherham to go up at the start of the season and I still they could. Steve is no mugs and nor are his players. He has put together an amazing squad.”