Ferguson fears realised with Rooney charge

ALEX FERGUSON’S worst fears have been realised as the ‘witch-hunt’ against Wayne Rooney for his attack on Tal Ben Haim left the teenager striker facing a violent conduct charge and the likelihood of a three-match ban.

Ferguson is furious at the attention Rooney’s ill-advised decision to shove Haim in the face during Manchester United’s 2-0 win over Bolton on Sunday has received.

The Old Trafford boss claims the 19-year-old has only been singled out because he is the current golden boy of the English game and plays for the highest-profile club in the land, and that has been allowed to obscure Haim’s attempt to get Rooney sent off with his theatrical reaction to the striker’s minor attack.