Neville turns on FA for killing emotion

GARY NEVILLE has accused the FA of being “reactive and very inconsistent” in their handling of the Wayne Rooney swearing scandal.

Rooney begins a two-match ban when he sits out Manchester United’s Premier League encounter with Fulham at Old Trafford today.

The 25-year-old will also miss next weekend’s FA Cup semi-final with Manchester City at Wembley after the FA confirmed they had upheld their original decision after Rooney had challenged it, believing the punishment for his four-letter outburst at West Ham last Saturday had been too severe.

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