FA warn Fergie and Ancelotti

MANCHESTER UNITED boss Alex Ferguson and Chelsea counterpart Carlo Ancelotti have both received warnings from the Football Association for making comments about Howard Webb before their recent Barclays Premier League clash.

Both managers made positive remarks about World Cup final referee Webb ahead of the May 8 meeting of the title rivals at Old Trafford, contravening FA regulations which prohibit any comment — good or bad —about referees prior to games.

The governing body’s regulatory commission yesterday warned Ferguson as to his future conduct in relation to the comments before later issuing an identical judgment on the Blues boss.