Hull manager angered by Guthrie tackle

(CNN) -- Hull City manager Phil Brown has hit out at Newcastle United's Danny Guthrie, whose tackle on Craig Fagan on Saturday left the Tigers' player with a broken leg.

Guthrie was shown a straight red card and Fagan played on for the final few minutes but left the ground on crutches.

X-rays on Monday revealed a fractured right tibia

Hull won 2-1.

Brown told the Hull Daily Mail: "I don't care what's going on at Newcastle, you cannot tolerate this. It's the horrible side of the game. When you see that the end product is him putting a fellow pro in a cast it's not right.

"My players were killing time in the corner, something that every Premier League club does, no matter who you are.

"In the process of doing that, someone has decided to take the matter into his own hands and lashed out at Craig Fagan."

Guthrie said he intended to apologize to Fagan.

"I want to speak to Craig in person to apologize and wish him a speedy recovery. I hope to be able to do that as soon as possible," He said on Newcastle's official Web site.

"It was a challenge that came purely out of frustration towards the end of Saturday's game, but anybody who knows me will accept it was totally out of character on my part."