Fergie gives FA hairdryer treatment

ALEX FERGUSON and the FA are in conflict again — this time over the new disciplinary procedures launched during the summer.

The Manchester United manager is at loggerheads once more after FA officials reacted with irritation to his demand for ‘clarification’ over the regulations inspired by former chief executive Mark Palios.

Ferguson felt there was a case for a charge to be brought against Arsenal’s Robin van Persie after his tangle with Kieran Richardson during Wednesday night’s Carling Cup tie at Old Trafford and called for FA intervention.