Source: SKY_Sports
Fergie - Neville had to go
// 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();} Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson concedes that captain Gary Neville deserved to be sent off in their 2-0 win over Barnsley on Tuesday night.[LNB] The stand-in skipper received his marching orders for a high tackle on Adam Hammill on 63 minutes, shortly after Michael Owen had handed United a two-goal lead.[LNB]Danny Welbeck had earlier opened the scoring for the holders, but the game may be remembered for referee Chris Foy's red card decision, for which Ferguson has no complaints.[LNB]"I've just seen it here and I think he probably has followed through," Ferguson told Sky Sports. [LNB]"He's caught the boy, not high, but just above the ankle and I think that in the present climate the referee is probably correct."[LNB]Ferguson refused to dwell on the incident, instead focusing on his young side's promising performance against a determined, yet inferior, Barnsley team.[LNB]He added: "Well it was a cup tie and Barnsley have worked very hard. They put a lot of effort into the game and they had one or two chances after we went down to ten men.[LNB]"I think at the end of the day we've just about got through and probably deserved to get through.[LNB]ChangesFerguson named a completely different starting XI to the one which went down 2-0 to Liverpool on Sunday and the youngsters rose to the challenge at Oakwell. [LNB]Ferguson said: "When you're playing away from home in a cup tie it's a different experience than playing in Old Trafford. [LNB]"Last year when we won the cup we got a lot of home draws until the semi-finals when we had an away game with Derby County of course."[LNB]Michael Owen was in the thick of the action in the final third for United, finally finding the net just before the hour mark with his first shot on target. [LNB]"It's a fantastic goal, unbelievably good feet, quick and a marvellous finish. It was a great, great goal," Ferguson said of Owen's 59th minute strike.[LNB]With the experienced Owen leading the line ahead of youngsters Welbeck and Federico Macheda, it was Welbeck who opened the scoring with a near-post header after just six minutes.[LNB]However, the 18-year-old was forced to withdraw shortly after the break after picking up a knock in the first half, but Ferguson does not believe the injury is too serious.[LNB]"He got an injury in the first-half," he said. "We thought we'd try him in the second but after a few minutes we knew it was no use so Zoran (Tosic) came on to replace him.[LNB]"We'll scan it tomorrow," he added.[LNB]
