Ferguson hit with two-match touchline ban

MANCHESTER United manager Alex Ferguson has been given a two-match touchline ban and £10,000 fine by the FA, following his row with referee Mike Dean this month.

The 66-year-old was fuming that Dean did not send off Hull defender Andy Turner for a foul on Michael Carrick during United’s 4-3 Barclays Premier League win at Old Trafford.

That Dean then awarded Hull a penalty for an innocuous Rio Ferdinand challenge on Bernard Mendy only infuriated the Scot even more.