Furious Ferguson to face FA probe

THE FA’s disciplinary committee will meet today to determine whether Alex Ferguson should be charged with improper conduct for his astonishing rant at referee Alan Wiley.

Furious Ferguson to face FA probe

Ferguson savaged Wiley’s decision not to add more injury time to the four allocated at Old Trafford on Saturday – an ironic complaint, given the controversy that followed United’s late winner against Manchester City two weeks ago – and then attacked the official’s fitness.

“I was disappointed the referee didn’t add any time on for the goal scored,” he said. “He was walking up the pitch after that second goal, needing a rest. He wasn’t fit enough for the game. The standard and the pace of the game demanded a referee who was fit and he wasn’t fit.

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