FA will probe referee attack

CARLOS QUEIROZ is set to join Alex Ferguson in the FA dock after labelling referee Martin Atkinson “a robber.”

The Manchester United manager is already under investigation by the FA after describing Atkinson’s performance in Saturday’s FA Cup defeat against Portsmouth as ‘unacceptable’ and ‘ridiculous.’ But Queiroz, his assistant, could also be disciplined for stepping up the attack yesterday.

“The referee is a disgrace and he didn’t do his job,” he said. “We did our job, Portsmouth did their job, but the referee didn’t do his.