Shearer gets elbow from Ferguson

ALEX FERGUSON claims he is no longer surprised when Alan Shearer elbows players yet escapes punishment from Barclaycard Premiership referees.

The Manchester United boss reflected with regret on an incident in the third minute of Saturday's match at St James' Park in which Newcastle's former England captain caught Roy Keane with his elbow.

Shearer was not disciplined by referee Steve Dunn but was later yellow-carded for a foul on defender John O'Shea.