Fergie fury at ‘crazy’ FA disciplinary system

ALEX FERGUSON has lashed out at the Football Association over their perceived “dysfunctional” disciplinary system.

Less than two months after Rio Ferdinand was handed what turned out to be a four-match ban for an attack on Hull’s Craig Fagan at Old Trafford that was not spotted by referee Steve Bennett at the time, Ferguson has seen Steven Gerrard twice emerge from incidents that could have landed him in hot water.

United would have expected Gerrard to be charged at least once after appearing to make a gesture towards referee Andre Marriner during Liverpool’s defeat at Wigan last week and then catching Portsmouth’s Michael Brown with a late challenge at Anfield on Monday.