Fergie escapes ban for referee criticism

ALEX FERGUSON will not face any disciplinary action over his remarks criticising referee Mark Clattenburg for sending off Darren Fletcher, the FA have confirmed.

The Manchester United midfielder was given his marching orders after picking up two yellow cards against Birmingham on Saturday.

Afterwards Ferguson appeared to imply that Clattenburg had been inconsistent this season but the FA decided his remarks did not cross the boundary to allege bias or impute the official’s integrity.