FA call on Fergie to clarify comments

The Football Association has contacted Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson asking him to explain the comments he made to the media about linesman Simon Beck.

Ferguson branded Beck’s performance “shocking” after he failed to flag for what the Scot thought was a “clear penalty” for the visitors when Wayne Rooney went down in the box after a challenge by Steven Caulker in Sunday’s 1-1 draw at Tottenham.

The United boss said his club had “history” with Beck following his failure to rule out an offside Didier Drogba goal in 2010 and also claimed: “There was no way we were going to get a decision from (Beck).”