Fergie wants rules cleared up

Alex Ferguson saw Manchester United get back to winning ways against Bolton on Saturday but was left baffled by the increasingly thorny issue of red cards in the Barclays Premier League.

Manchester City defender Vincent Kompany was sent off for a two-footed – but ultimately successful – tackle against United last week, but Liverpool’s Glen Johnson saw a similar challenge against City defender Joleon Lescott go unpunished three days later.