Source: SKY_Sports
Clattenburg offers Wiley defence
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Mark Clattenburg has defended fellow referee Alan Wiley in the wake of Sir Alex Ferguson's attack on his fitness levels.[LNB] Wiley was recent criticised by Ferguson following Manchester United's 2-2 draw with Sunderland, something the successful Scot later apologised for.[LNB]Ferguson claimed Wiley was unfit after The Red Devils required an injury-time own goal from Anton Ferdinand to rescue a point at Old Trafford.[LNB]Clattenburg insists referees, if anything, raise their games for the big occasion in a bid to ensure they get every decision right, something he believes Wiley did.[LNB]Up for the game"Referees are just like players when you're in front of a big crowd," said Clattenburg. "You're really up for the game. [LNB]"You up your levels. You probably run faster but you try to blank everything out because you want to get it right.[LNB]"Forget about the politics of Alan's fitness levels. If you look back at his decision-making in that game, it was practically faultless."[LNB]
